National Farmers Union pushing Congress to expand use of mid-level ethanol blends

December 12, 2018 |

In Washington, as Congress looks to revamp and coordinate federal-level policies that govern the transportation fuels and vehicles sectors, the National Farmers Union is urging legislators to expand use of high-octane, mid-level blends of ethanol in the transportation fuel supply. In doing so, policymakers have the opportunity to create lasting national policy that builds on the significant economic, environmental and national security benefits associated with increased biofuel production and use.

NFU President Roger Johnson submitted a statement to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on the Environment in advance of the subcommittee’s hearing on “Discussion Draft: The 21 Century Transportation Fuels Act.”

The subcommittee met to focus on synergies and opportunities for the nation’s preeminent fuels and vehicles policies – the Renewable Fuel Standard and Corporate Average Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) standards. In doing so, the subcommittee acknowledged that “high-octane fuels and vehicles may be an economical and technologically feasible path forward for producers and sellers of fuels and vehicles as well as the consumers who use them.”

Category: Fuels

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