Two groups oppose increasing U.S. ethanol blend rate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Blending more than 10 percent ethanol into U.S. gasoline will result in more air pollution and more damage to engines, said an environmental group and a boating industry trade group on Monday.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) said evidence weighed against allowing a blend of up to 15 percent ethanol in gasoline.
via Reuters.
Two groups? Reuters is usually more on top of things than that. The ethanol increase is famously opposed by a seemingly insane mixture of groups, including:
Alliance for Worker Freedom
American Conservative Union
American Lung Association
American Meat Institute
American Sportfishing Association
Americans for Tax Reform
Association of International Automobile Manufacturers
Association of Marina Industries
Boat Owners Association of the United States
Center for Auto Safety
Clean Air Task Force
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
Earthjustice
Engine Manufacturers Association
Environmental Working Group
Friends of the Earth
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Hispanic Alliance for Prosperity Institute
International Dairy Foods Association
International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association
National Chicken Council
National Council of Chain Restaurants
National Marine Manufacturers Association
National Petrochemical and Refiners Association
National Restaurant Association
National Taxpayers Union
National Turkey Federation
Natural Resources Defense Council
Outdoor Power Equipment Association
Personal Watercraft Industry Association
Public Citizen
Sierra Club
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
Snack Food Association
Taxpayers for Common Sense
Alabama Poultry and Egg Association
California Poultry Federation
Indiana Poultry Federation
Iowa Turkey Federation
Minnesota Turkey Growers Association
Mississippi Poultry Association
North Carolina Poultry Federation
Poultry Federation of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri
Virginia Poultry Association
Butterball, LLC
FarmEcon LLC
Gold’n Plump Poultry
Pilgrim’s Pride
To plagiarize Kate Sheppard, I guess we’re supposed to say something about strange bedfellows here. Thank you to Frank O’Donnell for maintaining the list.
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