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The EPA’s Choice Has Never Been Clearer
Posted 17 July 2015 in
When the EPA asked for comments on its proposed rule that would significantly alter the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), people across the country raised their voices in hearings, at rallies, and online. From governors to farmers, from senators to factory workers, from entrepreneurs to farmers, the message has been resoundingly clear: The RFS is working for Rural America.
On Capitol Hill last week, lawmakers joined with hundreds of renewable fuel supporters to make sure Washington heard the message that’s coming from America’s heartland.
Last month in Kansas City, governors, industry leaders, farmers and students showed up in force to let the EPA know that the RFS is creating jobs and providing opportunities in rural communities.
And online, nearly 200,000 men and women from across the United States have signed our petition to tell the EPA to stand up to Big Oil and get the Renewable Fuel Standard back on track.
The EPA has two choices.
Choosing the oil industry would mean more imported oil from hostile foreign regions, more pollution and spills, and fewer American jobs. It would also mean protecting the oil monopoly on our fuel supply and even higher gas prices.
Choosing America’s rural economies and innovation would mean supporting over 852,000 American jobs, primarily in rural communities that are just getting back on their feet, and creating thousands of new, permanent American jobs. It would mean keeping a promise to investors in advanced biofuels — the world’s cleanest motor fuels — instead of sending that investment to China.
The choice is clear. The people have spoken. EPA, the RFS is working for rural America. Support a strong Renewable Fuel Standard.
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