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Ethanol trade groups bash draft EPA report

by Ben Geman - 01/28/11 8:54 PM ET

But the trade group did note that the study “correctly reasserts” EPA’s conclusion that the expanded federal biofuels mandate will result in a net reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by displacing some petroleum-based fuels.

Another ethanol trade group, Growth Energy, also attacked the EPA study. “Clearly this draft report needs a considerable amount of work. There is no consensus on several issues the report authors use as assumptions,” the group said.

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