House panel questions future of U.S. biofuel use

The Detroit News
Last Updated: May 05. 2011 1:52PM
David Shepardson / / Detroit News Washington Bureau

Washington— A House committee questioned the slow development of advanced biofuels like cellulosic ethanol.

In 2007, Congress required the nation to use 21 billion gallons of advanced biofuels by 2022 — including 16 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol and at least 1 billion gallons of bio-diesel.

But the Environmental Protection Agency in 2010 and this year had to "substantially reduce" requirements because of "limited production capacity," said Margo Oge, director of the EPA's office of air and radiation.

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