| U.S. EPA moves on
new 3% renewable fuel standard Dec. 29 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will require fuel makers to ensure that nearly 3 percent of the gasoline sold in 2006 comes from renewable fuel, such as ethanol. The EPA´s interim rule released Dec. 28 governs the implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard, which Congress created as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The EPA rule requires the use of 4 billion gallons of renewable fuel beginning in 2006, with the usage increasing to 7.5 billion gallons in 2012. The use of clean-burning, domestic renewable fuels should reduce vehicle emissions and strengthen U.S. energy security, according to the EPA.
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