Dear denise:

Every week, Americans across the nation rely on their cars, trucks, and SUVs to get to work, take their kids to school, and run their businesses. Almost every week, hard-working Americans need to stop at their local gas station to fuel up.

The last thing we need to worry about is what “blend” of fuel the EPA thinks we should put in our gas tanks.

But that’s not what Congress was considering when they passed the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The standard mandated that gradually increasing amounts of biofuels be blended into gasoline and diesel. However, when they set this arbitrary amount, they didn’t realize that the amount of gasoline and diesel we are using is steadily decreasing. In short, there is not enough gasoline and diesel to absorb the biofuel.

Failure to repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard this year will create big problems for American consumers:

• Ethanol blends above 10% could damage millions of vehicles on the road today and void engine warranties;
• Higher ethanol blends could harm gas station infrastructure;
• The economic damage will impact everyone.

Sincerely,

Energy Citizens