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Did the NPRA mislead the US Senate on ethanol potential?
Author(s) -
Dale Bruce E.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
biofuels, bioproducts and biorefining
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.931
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1932-1031
pISSN - 1932-104X
DOI - 10.1002/bbb.41
Subject(s) - legislation , subsidy , petrochemical , renewable energy , law , political science , economics , business , engineering , waste management , electrical engineering
Recent testimony given to the US Senate by the US National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) regarding the potential of ethanol appears misleading. The statement comes just six months after the House of Representatives passed legislation that would divert billions of dollars in tax breaks and subsidies from oil companies to renewable energy projects. © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd