Corn ethanol an emissions boon

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), welcomed the decision by California regulators which will reflect corn ethanol’s significantly superior emissions profile compared to gasoline. The NCGA remained critical of the timing and the process that has allowed immature science to penalise this critically needed fuel.

However, NCGA’s President Bart Schott, said there are inherent risks in using a computer model to guide regulations or to establish policy and this very dramatic revision makes that very clear. The new rules are due to be in-place within two months, but it could be Spring 2011 before the changes are put into practical application. Read more...