Businesses Flock to White House ahead of Biofuel Rule
by Julian Hattem (The Hill Reg Watch) Officials at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) have been busy meeting with chemical and energy companies in recent days, ahead of the expected release of new biofuel standards. This week, the OMB has hosted four meetings on the upcoming Renewable Fuel Standard rules, which would require that refiners mix a certain amount of biofuel in with conventional gasoline. … A version of the yearly target that has been leaked to media outlets “is a jobs killer,” National Biodiesel Board spokesman Ben Evans said in an emailed statement to The Hill. “So in effect, you’re talking about cutting biodiesel production in half – cutting the leading domestic supplier of EPA-designated Advanced Biofuel in half, without offering an explanation,” he explained. READ MORE