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Ethanol Industry Commends DC Circuit Court Ruling in Favor of RFS
Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:27:42 CDT
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected a petition by the Chicken Council challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rulemaking on the RFS2.
The Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy, along with other biofuel advocates, intervened in the case. Following the court's dismissal of the meat industry petition, Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis and RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen issued the following statement:
"Today's decision is nothing short of a victory for American ethanol producers and renewable fuel advocates. This was the last of many challenges to the RFS2 rulemaking and each one was rejected. With the Court denying this latest challenge, they have vindicated the rulemaking process of the RFS2. The RFS is arguably the nation's most effective energy policy. It has spurred the development of a domestic biofuels industry that is creating hundreds of thousands of jobs that cannot be outsourced. In addition, it is helping to decrease the nation's reliance on imported oil and thus reducing prices at the pump.
"Moreover, the RFS is the nation's first effort at meaningfully reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles. As the Court ruling demonstrates, the charges that anti-biofuel lobbies are leveling against ethanol simply do not hold up under scrutiny. We look forward to working with EPA, the Department of Agriculture, and Congress to ensure the integrity of the RFS is maintained and the ambitious goals set within are achieved."
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