E15 Decision

E15 Decision put off Until Fall The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will wait until September to issue a ruling on a requested move to E15. EPA was expected to make a decision midway through 2010. EPA said that initial vehicle tests "look good" and should be completed by September. A decision is expected to be made after the U.S. Department of Energy completes testing on vehicles built after 2007. The ethanol industry has said there already is sufficient evidence to show E15 will not harm car engines. The refining industry, small engine manufacturers and environmental groups have argued against E15. With fossil fuels getting dirtier, costlier and riskier to extract, as we are witnessing with the epic catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, now is the time we should move on expanding the production and consumption of clean, renewable fuels like ethanol. The Renewable Fuels Association has argued that the EPA should at least increase the blend to E12 in the meantime.