Wise Decision

 

Wise Decision

 

The
Environmental Protection Agency has denied Texas Gov. Rick Perry's request for a
50 percent waiver of the country's renewable fuel requirements.

 

The decision
is especially noteworthy because it is based on an exhaustive review of facts
and analysis presented by scores of experts, including many in the biofuels
industry, during a public comment period.

 

The EPA
examined all of it -- estimates of biofuels’ positive benefits for consumers and
the economy, and allegations of harm -- and came down in favor of continuing to
expand the use of renewable fuel requirements.

       

This is an
important win for the whole country. It ensures that consumers will continue to
benefit from an expanding supply of domestically produced renewable fuel, which
is helping to lower gas prices. And the continued investment in biofuels
furthers the broader goals of reducing oil imports and moving toward more
environmentally sustainable alternatives.

 

Source:

 

EPA Fact
Sheet: "EPA Decision on Texas Request for Waiver of Portion of Renewable Fuel
Standard (RFS)." August 7, 2008.


http://www.epa.gov/otaq/renewablefuels/420f08029.htm
 

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