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| http://franken.senate.gov/?p=news&id=3323 | Sen. Franken Calls New Renewable Fuel Standard Targets Not Strong Enough | 2015-12-01 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Democrat | House | MN | Al Franken | F000457 | franken.senate.gov | legacy | A member of the Senate Energy Committee, Sen. Franken has for years been working hard to protect investments in renewable energy and to support Minnesota's ag economy. This week, the Obama Administration finalized rules that would scale back the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which sets the level of renewable fuelsthings like corn-based ethanol and biodieselthat are blended into our nation's fuel supply. Sen. Franken, a long-time supporter of the RFS, called the newly announced biofuel targets not strong enoughespecially for ethanol. He said he remains committed to protecting homegrown jobs and homegrown energy, and between now and when the new targets expire, he will continue fighting for more biofuel production.The Star Tribune reports: The 2016 corn-ethanol level is below the 15 billion gallons envisioned in the 2007 law and is about 1 billion gallons less than the annual capacity of the nation's 212 ethanol plants.Other ethanol industry leaders and supporters criticized the EPA's decision. The Minnesota Corn Growers called it a "step backward" and the Minnesota Biofuels Association, a state trade group, called it "capitulation to the oil industry" echoing similar comments from the Renewable Fuels Association, an ethanol trade group based in Washington.Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., said the EPA biofuel targets are too low, even though they are higher than the agency proposed earlier this year. "[W]hile I'm glad they raised levels from what was proposed, these final numbers just don't cut it especially for ethanol," Franken said in a statement. To read the full article from the Star Tribune, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |