But 6.1 billion gallons' worth of capacity is now under construction, according to the Renewable Fuels Association.
Last year, total ethanol production in the United States was about 5 billion gallons, according to the Renewable Fuels Association, an industry group.
These standards are simply unattainable, a fact even the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), the trade association for the U.S. ethanol industry, has conceded.
The standard sets targets for the amount of ethanol production in the country through 2022 and allows for long-range planning in the industry, says Matt Hartwig, spokesman for the Renewable Fuels Association.
Regarding the letter of March 18 from Bob Dinneen of the Renewable Fuels Association: Some ethanol advocates are claiming that major oil companies are blocking the market for E15 (15% ethanol, 85% gasoline).
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In National Journal's 48 pages, you'll find full-page ads from the likes of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, the Biotechnology Industry Organization, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Renewable Fuels Association (i.e. the ethanol lobby) and the International Franchise Association (think Dunkin' Donuts, as their ad mentions).
There's also a fine showing from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Chemistry Council, the Alliance for Food and Energy (whose members include Archer Daniels Midland and the Renewable Fuels Association), an alliance of utilities supporting clean coal, and nice props for nuclear power from California Senator Barbara Boxer, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and House Majority Whip James Clyburn.
National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association and United Soybean Board, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, and private firms.
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Bob Dinneen, of the ethanol industry's Renewable Fuels Association, says he is very pleased with passage of the bill, but disappointed that the tax package was not included.
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