On September 1, 2009
U.S. Ethanol Industry Wants Oil to Have Its Very Own “Born In” Label
If given a choice, would Americans turn away from a gasoline pump filled with fuel born in Saudi Arabia in lieu of a more homegrown option? The U.S. ethanol industry thinks so. Growth Energy, a pro-ethanol industry group, has launched the aptly titled Label My Fuel initiative and its aim is as straightforward as it sounds: require a national standard of country of origin labeling for fuel. This COOL standard, Growth Energy argues, already exists for other consumer items like coffee and beer. So why not require oil to do the same? “We do it in banking, agriculture, automotive, the manufacturing of clothing and there’s no reason we can’t do it in fuel,” said General Wesley Clark, co-chairman of Growth Energy, at the Farm Progress…
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