Anti-Biofuel Groups Comment on RFS
May 15, 2013Press release: http://smarterfuelfuture.org/resource-center/details/partners-comments-on-impacts-of-rfs
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In the USA, a number of organizations that voice concern about the negative impacts of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) and other biofuel policies have posted their comments on the first two white papers on RFS issued by the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the US House of Representatives.
The Committee is initiating a series of white papers examining a number of emerging issues with the RFS as the first step to review this policy. Each paper provides an overview of an issue and solicits input from interested stakeholders. The first white paper deals with the Blend Wall or fuel compatibility issues and the second addresses the impact of the RFS on the agricultural sector.
The groups have raised issues from skyrocketing RIN prices to engine damage, land use competition to higher animal feed cost and feeding the wold's hungry. The Smarter Fuel Future website has posted the links to groups' comments on the first two white papers.
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