Ethanol mandate is questioned

The Joplin Globe

Published April 22, 2008 12:58 am - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A House committee will consider Tuesday whether to repeal Missouri’s 4-month-old ethanol mandate.

A 2006 law requires most Missouri gas to be blended with 10 percent ethanol whenever it is cheaper than regular gas. That requirement kicked in Jan. 1.

Rep. Mike Dethrow, among the lawmakers who voted for the ethanol mandate, said Monday that it is time to re-examine how it’s affecting the motorists, the state’s economy and farmers.


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A House committee will consider Tuesday whether to repeal Missouri’s 4-month-old ethanol mandate.

A 2006 law requires most Missouri gas to be blended with 10 percent ethanol whenever it is cheaper than regular gas. That requirement kicked in Jan. 1.

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