In Washington, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) in introducing the bipartisan RFS Integrity Act of 2021. This legislation would provide more certainty for rural America by bringing transparency and predictability to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) small refinery exemption process. The bill would require small refineries to petition for Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) hardship exemptions by June 1st of each year. This change would ensure that the EPA properly accounts for exempted gallons in the annual Renewable Volume Obligations (RVO) it sets each November.
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The hacking of the Colonial Pipeline showed Americans the vulnerability of our energy supply, and how much we depend on it to power our economy. Stretching from Texas to New York, Colonial transports 45% of the East Coast’s fuel supply, carrying gasoline, heating oil, diesel and jet fuel. The pipeline services one of America’s most populated corridors, delivering more than 100 million gallons of refined fuels each day.
So when a cyberattack shut the pipeline down bringing fuel transportation to a halt and causing gas prices to climb it was a stark reminder that we need to protect and support the regional diversity of our nation’s refining capacity.
At the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, a study performed by scientists discloses that the use of corn ethanol is decreasing the carbon footprint and reducing greenhouse gases.
Corn Ethanol Reduces Carbon Footprint, Greenhouse Gases Details
Research shows that the use of corn ethanol reduces the carbon footprint and diminishes greenhouse gases.
Research shows that the use of corn ethanol reduces the carbon footprint and diminishes greenhouse gases.
A study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory reveals that the use of corn ethanol is reducing the carbon footprint and diminishing greenhouse gases.
The study, recently published in Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, analyzes corn ethanol production in the United States from 2005 to 2019, when production more than quadrupled. Scientists assessed corn ethanol’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity (sometimes known as carbon intensity, or CI) during that period and found a 23% reduction in CI.