Apr 23, 2008 10:24 am US/Central
Ethanol Industry Split On Calif. Emissions Rule
ST. PAUL (AP) ―
Minnesota farmers are divided on a proposal to adopt California's clean car law.
Bruce Stockman is the executive director of the Minnesota Corn Growers. He says the California rules won't increase the use of ethanol in Minnesota, and won't be much better at protecting the environment.
But his counterpart at the Minnesota Farmers Union supports the California rule already adopted by a dozen states.
Doug Peterson says lawmakers have amended the bill to increase demand for E-85, a blend containing 85 percent ethanol.
Representative Melissa Hortman says auto makers could meet the standard by selling more flex fuel vehicles. In California, auto makers have to sell vehicles that can burn E-85 and track actual use of the fuel through onboard computers.
Hortman's bill gets a final committee hearing in the House next week.
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