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House Sends Energy Bill to President Bush; New Renewable Fuel Standard

Posted on December 18, 2007

The new Renewable Fuel Standard in the energy bill calls for a rapid acceleration in the production of cellulosic biofuels (red), and a capping of corn ethanol at 15 billion gallons per year. Click to enlarge.By a 314 to 100 vote, the US House of Representatives passed the energy bill (H.R.6) that had come back from the Senate, thereby sending the package of programs to the White House. President Bush has indicated that he will sign the bill into law before the end of the year.In addition to raising CAFE standards to an average 35 mpg by 2020 (earlier post), the bill also contains some provisi...

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