Ethanol will play a lead role in a cleaner, greener California

Californial Weekly
By Mark Stowers | 07/09/09 12:00 AM PST

At the end of April, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted the nation’s first Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The state’s energy policy now calls for replacing 20 percent of the state’s petroleum with alternative fuels, including ethanol, and a 10 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

We believe ethanol is America’s best renewable fuel. It is reliable and affordable now. It’s high-tech, homegrown and on the verge of innovative breakthroughs that will make it even cleaner and greener for the long-term. California has continued to embrace the use of ethanol, and those of us involved in the ethanol industry, including members of Growth Energy, stand ready to do our part in creating a cleaner, greener California.

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