Midwest Senators Work to Expand the Availability of Renewable Fuels
Bipartisan group of senators also urge NASCAR to switch to ethanol.
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Published: Jan 31, 2006
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., have sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office requesting that updated reports be made to Congress on the availability of renewable fuels and refueling options.
"Renewable fuels are the energy of the future and if anybody is standing in the
way of the United States reducing its dependence on foreign sources of oil, it's important that we know about it," Grassley says. "The information we're requesting will identify any such roadblocks to expanding the availability of homegrown renewable fuels."
In other renewable energy news, a bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to NASCAR CEO Brian France urging that America's racing cars be fueled by cleaner burning ethanol. NASCAR recently announced they would be switching to unleaded gasoline to improve on public health for race spectators.
The Indy Racing League has announced plans to switch to ethanol for the upcoming 2006 racing season. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, encouraged NASCAR to promote renewable fuels as a way to demonstrate its support for rural America while enhancing America's ability to meet its own energy needs.
"NASCAR's first super speedway was located in a rural area surrounded by farmland," Harkin says. "A move to use ethanol by NASCAR would provide a benefit to its legions of fans by assisting the rural economy and environment while increasing America's energy security by reducing our dependence on foreign sources of oil."
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