How Gas-Guzzling Americans Are Aiding the Call for More Biofuels
- Obama administration may increase biofuel consumption targets
- U.S. gasoline demand this year to reach highest since 2007
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Americans are burning the most gasoline in eight years. And the nation’s ethanol suppliers wouldn’t have it any other way.
More demand means more gasoline being blended. And more blending means more ethanol potentially getting added to the mix. That may give President Barack Obama’s administration just the support it needs to raise the amount of ethanol that fuel suppliers must use, according to the Washington-based consultancy ClearView Energy Partners LLC. The Environmental Protection Agency submitted proposed biofuel requirements to the White House for review on Oct. 30, the government’s website shows.