The US biofuel mandate helps farmers, but does little for energy security and harms the environment
- Date: 03-Dec-2021
- Source: MENAFN
- Sector:Agriculture
- Country:Gulf
The US biofuel mandate helps farmers, but does little for energy security and harms the environment
(MENAFN- The Conversation)
If you've pumped gas at a U.S. service station over the past decade, you've put biofuel in your tank. Thanks to the federal Renewable Fuel Standard , or RFS, almost all gasoline sold nationwide is required to contain 10% ethanol – a fuel made from plant sources, mainly corn.