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
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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.