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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. —Jeffrey C.

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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. The oil industry would seem to be understandably upset about it. The oil industry responded. California, then, has become a very hard place for oil companies to do business. No mandates, but blend credits. tax credit) for blending biofuels.

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