High Octane, Low Carb #Biofuels Better for Fuel Economy
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Tom Daschle, is leading an effort to ensure that high octane, low carbon fuels are part of EPA’s midterm evaluation of the progress of federal fuel economy standards. Daschle was the author of the reformulated and oxygenated fuel provisions of the Clean Air Act, and also the lead sponsor of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), today arguably the most effective energy policy ever enacted in the U.S. Now Daschle is coordinating an effort that includes support from the Clean Fuels Development Coalition (CFDC), Renewable Fuels Association (RFA),National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and Fuel Freedom Foundation along with several other fuel related organizations that support the use of biofuels to meet such goes as energy security, rural development, climate change reduction strategies, higher octane and improved fuel economy standards.
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The new organization, High Octane Low Carbon Alliance, will work directly with legislators and government officials.
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EPA says it will be a “collaborative, robust, and transparent process” that will begin with a Technical Assessment Report to be issued this month and open for public comment.
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The organization, with Daschle’s policy expertise and vast understanding of renewable energy, will work closely with the White House and appropriate federal agencies to encourage a regulatory agenda that promotes an orderly transition to the widespread availability of high octane fuels and ensure that the EPA and NHTSA include these fuels as part of the midterm evaluation. READ MORE
