Source: Growth Energy
WASHINGTON, DC – Growth Energy, the coalition of U.S. ethanol supporters, issued the following statement in response to a story aired Monday night on Minneapolis TV station KSTP that examined Minnesota’s effort to increase the amount of domestic, renewable, clean-burning ethanol blended into gasoline.
“We have a great story to tell in ethanol. Expanding the production and consumption of domestic ethanol creates jobs, cleans the air and strengthens America’s national security. Unfortunately, anyone who only caught the first part of last night’s segment on KSTP-TV only heard one side of the story,” said Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy.
“First, the report overlooks the science supporting the use of E15. Growth Energy’s Green Jobs Waiver, seeking an increase in the blend from E10 to E15, included more supporting science by independent, government and academic bodies than any of the previous 11 waivers approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.
