AMERICA’S NEW BIOFUEL STANDARD MAY NOT BOOST CONSUMPTION OF BIO-BASED FUELS

BY KARRYN MILLER THE FINALISED National Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) programme of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may show the Obama administration's continuing support for boosting biofuel production - but will it give concrete results? The updated rules have considered the mixed reviews expressed when a proposed programme was announced last year, however some interested parties still feel the latest outcome will fail to propel the biofuel industry forward. In a bid to make the US fuel industry more self-reliant, cleaner, and renewable, the RFS2 ...


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