Midwestern Legislators Group Moves in Support of Ethanol and Sound Science
(National Corn Growers Association) The Midwest Legislative Conference of The Council of State Governments issued a series of resolutions recently containing policy resolutions adopted that aim to increase the use of both ethanol and blender pumps. Additionally, the group adopted resolutions calling for use of sound scientific methods when calculating carbon emissions.
…The MLC members considered the effects of using higher ethanol blends on vehicles, current U.S. government energy policy and job creation. When looking at the pertinent data, MLC came to the conclusion that “the scientific data from extensive state and federally funded research supports the use of higher blends of ethanol in gasoline.”
The group found that “operating on a 20 percent blend of ethanol fuel [a vehicle] will perform better than those running on a 10 percent ethanol blend.” This would require an increase from the current “arbitrary cap on the volume of ethanol permitted in gasoline at just 10 percent.” Specifically, MLC noted that research shows “higher levels of ethanol in gasoline…can increase fuel economy, boost efficiency of fuel use and reduce cost of [vehicle] operation.”
…The Midwest Legislative Conference will submit these resolutions to appropriate federal, state and provincial officials. The conference is a bipartisan association of state legislators representing 11 Midwestern states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Its purpose is to foster intergovernmental exchange of information and ideas and to promote regional and interstate cooperation on issues of common concern. READ MORE
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