Biofuel Advocates Say National Academy of Sciences Study is Flawed
Report concludes that meeting the cellulosic ethanol mandate isn't likely unless production process is improved
The USDA is downplaying a new study that claims government biofuel mandates are unlikely to be met. Joined by biofuel and commodity groups in backhanding the National Academy of Sciences report, the Obama administration insists the report’s conclusions are based on stale data.
Passed as part of the 2005 Energy Policy Act, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandates that by 2022 the United States should produce 15 billion gallons of biofuels (expected to be largely corn ethanol), 4 billion gallons of non-corn ethanol biofuels, 1 billion gallons of biomass-based biodiesel, and 16 billion gallons of cellulosic biofuels produced from wood, grasses, or non-edible plant matter.
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