Posted on 01/26/2013 10:47:39 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather
A federal court delivered a serious blow to the Environmental Protection Agency’s renewable fuel agenda, ruling that the agency exceeded its authority by mandating refiners use cellulosic biofuels, which isn’t commercially available.
The court sided with the country’s chief oil and gas lobby, the American Petroleum Institute, in striking down the 2012 EPA mandate that would have forced refineries to purchase more than $8 million in credits for 8.65 million of gallons of the cellulosic biofuel. However, none of the biofuel is commercially available.
“[W]e agree with API that EPA’s 2012 projection of cellulosic biofuel production was in excess of the agency’s statutory authority,” reads the court decision.
API said refiners were forced to purchase biofuel credits for nonexistent gallons of cellulosic biofuel to meet the EPA’s mandate, reports the Hill.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Who was selling biofuel credits? Obama’s cronies?
/johnny
Finally. Hopefully he first cut of a thousand that will kill this cellulosic ethanol monstrosity.
Barry bites the dust again.
Two in a row, the other was striking down the nlrb non-recess appointments by the one.
I may have to start paying attention to politics again...nah, it's a trick.
The thing that disturbs me about all this is that it even had to go to court.
What kind of power mad bureaucrat decrees that a company MUST use something that does not exist and then fines them when they don’t use it?
Well duh! A power mad EPA bureaucrat of course.
This little scam is being repeated at all levels of this Administration.
They should strike down all EPA mandates from 2008 on.
The court sided with the country’s chief oil and gas lobby, the American Petroleum Institute...But other than that:
...the 2012 EPA mandate that would have forced refineries to purchase more than $8 million in credits for 8.65 million of gallons of the cellulosic biofuel. However, none of the biofuel is commercially available... API said refiners were forced to purchase biofuel credits for nonexistent gallons of cellulosic biofuel to meet the EPA’s mandate, reports the Hill.
bump
It’s a ruse.
“It’s a ruse.”
When the ruling came, did a booming voice cry down from the sky, “Silence whippersnapper!”
The Wizard of Oz ruse seemed applicable.
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