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Higher biofuels mandate goes to Bush

Last post 12-27-2007 09:49 PM by Dover. 3 replies.
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  • 12-18-2007 05:03 PM

    • natescape
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    Higher biofuels mandate goes to Bush

    Good news, IMO. It looks like congress has finally passed the energy bill. Personally, I like that it increases fuel economy, but I have mixed feelings on mandatory renewable requirements vs. letting the free market decide.

    Higher biofuels mandate goes to Bush

    By PHILIP BRASHER • Register Washington Bureau • December 18, 2007

    Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House gave final congressional approval today to an energy bill that requires higher use of biofuels and increases auto fuel economy.

    President Bush plans to sign the bill into law Wednesday in a ceremony at the Energy Department.

    The bill, which the House approved 314-100 this afternoon, requires that refiners buy 15 billion gallons of corn ethanol by 2015 and also requires use of new versions of biofuels made from crop residue, grasses and other sources of plant cellulose.

    “This is a real sea change and paradigm shift,” said Brent Erickson, an executive vice president of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, which represents companies that are developing cellulosic biofuels.

    There’s also a new mandate for biodiesel, requiring up to a billion gallons of annual usage by 2012.

    The total biofuels mandate, including cellulosic fuels and biodiesel, would reach 36 billion gallons by 2022.

    That could reduce U.S. oil consumption by up to 1.5 million barrels a day, according to BIO. The United States uses about 12 million barrels a day for gasoline.

    Under the bill, automakers would be required to increase the average fuel economy of new cars and trucks to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. Conventional incandescent light bulbs also would be phased out.

    Some House Republicans alleged that the bill would increase the cost of everything from gasoline to cars, food and light bulbs. GOP lawmakers also pointed out that technology to make cellulosic ethanol had not been commercialized yet.

    Rep. Joe Barton, the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, called the bill a “recipe for recession.”

    Democrats countered that increasing auto fuel economy would save motorists money in the long run.

    A package of tax incentives for renewable energy and a mandate for utilities to generate electricity from wind, solar and other alternative sources were dropped from the bill to win approval in the Senate.

    A new tax credit for cellulosic ethanol that was among the dropped tax provisions is still contained in a Senate-passed farm bill.

  • 12-25-2007 03:58 AM In reply to

    Re: Higher biofuels mandate goes to Bush

    Why doesn't anyone else notice that this is too little too late by an administration that has no real interest in doing anything of real benefit and by a Congress that is totally ignorant of the clearest mandate in U.S. history that they were given?

    35 miles per gallon 12 years from now when Europe is already at 35 is a joke.

    War for oil, lie by calling it terrorism, waste more American lives than were ever lost on 9/11 in the first place, and kill over 100,000 Iraqis.

    Sounds like a wonderful policy, no? 

    And, oh yes, you are somehow helping the enemy by being an American and disagreeing with the Executive branch. 

    A productive approach would be to require 35 miles per gallon by 2010 and charge the car manufacturers for every unit sold that does not meet the 35 mpg average starting now and continuing until the overall average is reached.

    But that would take the money out of Bush's oil buddies pockets and eliminate the raping of our children's future that's currently being done only for Halliburton's benefit in Iraq.

    As some insightful commentators used to say, "And so it goes.". 

    How many days until Bush is finally out?  It's too bad that impeachment and imprisonment for war crimes will never happen either.

     

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  • 12-25-2007 09:59 AM In reply to

    Re: Higher biofuels mandate goes to Bush

     kmh72756, there is no reason to even have a mandate on MPG, the market will take care of that. There are many vehicles that meet or exceed that requirement. If you want one, you simply buy one.

    Dereck In Texas
  • 12-27-2007 09:49 PM In reply to

    • Dover
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    Re: Higher biofuels mandate goes to Bush

     I'd have a little more tendency to believe these market peddlers if they'd pay the REAL COST

    BD BD
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