Renewable Fuel Standard Should Be Based On Science - Not Special Interests

June 21, 6:24 PMHillsborough County Progressive ExaminerCatherine Robinson

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Biofuels aren't all bad. Corn ethanol isn't perfect, but scientists believe it can help cut back global warming emissions from vehicles. So maybe elected officials should put a few resources and dollars behind it.

But the current administration certainly shouldn't spend billions converting forests and grasslands to farmlands in order to grow crops for fuel. It's a huge waste of funding and, even worse, such irresponsibility will lead to outrageous pollution.

Lobbyists are working overtime in order to pressure the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ignore...science... when creating the Renewable Fuel Standard. This is the first global warming pollution criteria for the United States dealing with ethanol, biodiesel, and other renewable fuels.

In order to fix this situation and help protect our planet, concerned citizens need to speak louder than the lobbyists.

The EPA is holding a public comment period through July 27 on these proposed standards.

Use this opportunity to contact Administrator Lisa Jackson and demand that the best science be used when determining RFS standards. Only then will the best biofuels become part of the solution instead of the problem.