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Indyfan53

(473 posts)
Mon Dec 9, 2013, 08:07 PM Dec 2013

Stop the EPA from letting Big Oil win!!!

EPA has proposed to significantly reduce the total renewable fuel volumes Congress set by statute from 18.15B gallons to 15.21B; reduce advanced biofuels from 3.75B to 2.2B; cellulosic ethanol at 17M & bio-based diesel at 1.28B. Reducing the volumes of 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) will impact:

Ethanol production alone accounts for 400,000 American jobs, saves consumers money at the pump & increases energy independence from foreign oil.

Drastic cuts will prohibit development of next gen biofuels including cellulosic & advanced bio-based fuel & have a devastating impact on agriculture & rural economies.

The day EPA made this announcement, Big Oil reaped $23B in profit while every biofuel & corn stock dropped.

Sign the petition to stop this!
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/keep-biofuels-momentum-going-forward-overrule-epas-2014-proposed-renewable-fuel-standard-biofuel/hVrGLYDc

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