December 03, 2007
"Is it just me, or did the policymakers writing the federal 2008 Renewable Fuel Standards simply run out of gas?"
How else to explain the short-sighted thinking behind this newly released "Renewable (Gasoline) Standard?"
In a recent address, Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) tells us that our nation's security does itself depend upon expanding "our supply of energy sources that can substitute for oil." Why would we then limit our renewable fuel effort to simply adding alcohol to gasoline?
A truly effective RFS would include a fuel-neutral, low-carbon emphasis that would encourage development of the most efficient renewable alternatives that can provide maximum benefit. For now, however, the least we can expect is to properly define transportation fuels to gain a proper baseline from which to start - and diesel fuel needs to be in the policy mix.
Read the entire op/ed article here
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