U.S. should aim for higher ethanol blends

AgWeek.com
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin,
Published: 12/29/2008

WASHINGTON — Nearly one year ago, landmark energy legislation was signed into law that included several important provisions aimed at moving our country toward greater energy independence and addressing climate change.

Of those provisions, the increased Renewable Fuels Standard has had the greatest affect on significantly changing our energy economy by supporting renewable sources of clean, homegrown energy. By requiring the production and use of at least 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels in this country by 2022, the passage of this appropriately aggressive Renewable Fuels Standard signaled a critical shift in our country’s priorities with regard to energy production. The increased Renewable Fuels Standard is particularly aggressive in the early years of the bill, calling for the use of 10.5 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2009 and increasing to 15 billion gallons by 2015.

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