Grassley takes on Clinton over renewable fuels
The Courier
Ed Tibbetts
August 4, 2016
DAVENPORT — A new report saying that Hillary Clinton’s campaign has talked with California officials about how the Renewable Fuel Standard might be revamped is drawing criticism from a top Republican in Iowa.
The Clinton campaign said Wednesday, however, that while the RFS, which heavily utilizes corn-based ethanol, needs to be put “back on track,” she does not support replacing it with what is called a low-carbon fuel standard.
Reuters on Wednesday reported that Clinton advisers have contacted the California Air Resources Board to discuss whether the state’s market-based Low Carbon Fuel Standard could be applied at the national level to replace or augment the Renewable Fuel Standard. The article cited as a source officials with the state air resources board.
The report prompted a response Wednesday from U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, who called the RFS a “tremendous success” and warned against changes.
“A low carbon fuel standard, which exists in California, is an invention of those who belittle the carbon benefit of traditional corn ethanol, using a scientifically questionable rationale,” Grassley said in a statement.
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