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In a blow to the biofuel industry, the House voted Saturday to stop an increase in the amount of ethanol that can be added to gasoline, according to the Des Moines Register. Some 79 Democrats joined 206 Republicans in voting for the measure.
The bipartisan, 285-136 vote to stop the increased use of ethanol demonstrates the challenges the biofuel industry faces in preserving its government incentives. A provision added to a budget-cutting bill passed by the House would block the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing its decision to boost the ethanol limit from 10 to 15 percent.
That House vote on ethanol is hardly the last word on the issue, because the broader legislation faces strong opposition from the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House.
While the ethanol votes may have been largely symbolic, given that the House-passed spending bill won’t pass the Senate, the defeats show the industry “there is a lot of work to be done to educate members of Congress,” said Monte Shaw, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association.
A coalition of industries including gasoline refiners, auto makers, livestock producers, food companies had lined up to support the anti-ethanol provision.
The House also approved, 261-158, a second amendment that would block subsidies for another priority for the ethanol industry – service station pumps that can dispense varying amounts of gasoline and ethanol.
25x'25, a coalition of organizations and businesses that work to secure 25 percent of the nation’s energy needs from renewable sources by the year 2025, Monday expressed its objection to the House vote. "In a rush to make budget cuts, the House adopted an amendment that effectively overturns EPA's previous decision to allow for increased use of renewable, homegrown biofuels – a policy decision that was based on sound science," said 25x’25 Alliance Co-Chair Read Smith. "This is a wrong-headed vote because any concerns about any impact of higher ethanol blends have been answered.”
Source: Des Moines Register
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Leave a commentIndianaJohn
Report AbuseThe fact that corn ethanol as a transportation fuel is even here, speaks very poorly of US.
Any setback for them "green" commies is good for US.