EPA lays out biofuel increase plan

8 May 2009 | Author: Jeanette Wiemers, newsbriefs editor | Print version | Send to a friend

Plan will have US biofuel supply reaching 36 billion gallons by 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency introduced a strategy this week to help America reach its goal of having a biofuel supply of 36 billion gallons by 2022. According to the EPA, an increase in renewable fuels will help the nation reduce its dependence on foreign oil by close to 300 million barrels a year, and by 2022 will be reducing greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 160 million tons every year. New categories for renewable fuels were also introduced, including cellulosic biofuels, biomass-based diesel, and advanced biofuels.

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