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Predicament at the Pump

February 07, 2015 by Taylor Thompson in Grain

When I fuel up my vehicle, I use an ethanol blend without any second thoughts.  But what if I wasn’t a farmer?

There are two main schools of thought right now on ethanol.  While ethanol industry promotes it, the petroleum industry promotes fear of it.

A reduction in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has been proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and some members of Congress.  The RFS is legislation that sets targets for blending ethanol with gasoline.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a reduction of 1.4 billion gallons.

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February 07, 2015 /Taylor Thompson
Corn, Ethanol, Family Farm, Farm, RFS
Grain
 
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