The more time that goes by the task of finding a policy “fix” for the current ethanol demand becomes more difficult. Indeed, there is a basic disagreement in what the problem is. The biofuels industry argues that the small refinery exemptions (SRE) have caused “demand destruction.” The EPA disagrees. According to Administrator Andrew Wheeler at a recent House Science Committee hearing last week, "So far this year the industry has produced more ethanol than they did at this point last year, and we did not see any demand destruction from the small refinery program on ethanol production.” Through the week ending 13 September, Wheeler’s perspective appears to be half-right. Ethanol production has been on ave...
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