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Forecast: US biodiesel production to surpass RFS target for second straight year

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This growth is driven in large part by a $1-per-gallon production tax credit extended through the end of 2013 by the US Congress. The RFS aims to reduce oil imports and cut back auto emissions with cleaner-burning fuels such as cellulosic ethanol, biomass-based diesel, and sugar-cane-based ethanol.

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Opinion: Alternatives to the RFS

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The RFS has been controversial from its beginnings in the early 2000’s. No mandates, but blend credits. tax credit) for blending biofuels. Presumably, the blender’s credit would need to be significant in order to maximize compliance. This isn’t new; we had a blender’s credit for decades and it worked pretty well.

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