House Ag Subcommittee Blasts New EPA Rulemaking on Greenhouse Gases

Grainnet.com
Date Posted: May 11, 2009

The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research held a hearing May 6 to review the impact of the indirect land use and renewable biomass provisions in the renewable fuel standard.

"We are very upset with the path EPA has taken us down and sent that message back loud and clear in this hearing," said Chairman Tim Holden of Pennsylvania.

"If we continue with these provisions in EISA, we will not only harm the biofuels industry but also shortchange a large part of the country before we even get started.

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