Com Growers Advance Ethanol
In Nation’s Energy Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The nation’s com growers say
ethanol deserves a leading
role in emerging national en
ergy policy because it delivers
energy security, promotes en
vironmental stewardship and
revitalizes rural communities.
Lake Preston, S.D., farmer
Lynn Jensen, chairman of the
National Com Growers Asso
ciation (NCGA), testified yes
terday before the House Agri
culture Committee’s
Subcommittee on Conserva
tion, Credit, Rural Develop
ment and Research.
Jensen provided ui up-to
date portrayal of the U.S.
ethanol industry, noting that
given the uncertainty about
this nation’s energy supplies,
the arguments promoting
ethanol are compelling. He
said the current cost of pro
ducing ethanol lies in the
range of $0.95-1.10 per gallon
and research shows that for
every 100 BTUs of energy
used to produce ethanol, 135
BTUs of ethanol are pro
duced.
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only cost effective, they are
energy efficient... Therefore,
the myth that it takes more
energy to produce a gallon of
ethanol than is contained in
the ethanol itself is just that: a
myth,” Jensen noted.
Citing research conducted
by the Argonne National Lab
oratory, Jensen testified that
ethanol produces 32 percent
fewer emissions of greenhouse
gasses than gasoline for the
same distance traveled.
“Last year, ethanol produc
tion set a new record, utilizing
more than 600 million bushels
of com, or about 6.5 percent
of the crop to produce 1.63
billion gallons of fuel etha
nol,” Jensen explained. “Com
demand created by ethanol
kept valuable farmland re
sources in production, adding
as much as $3 billion to the
income of our com farmers.”
The viability of the ethanol
industry hinges in large part
on government policy, he
said, adding, “Given the un
certainty regarding how the
Administration will respond
to California’s request for a
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mulated gasoline program
(RFG), growers’ investments
in new ethanol plans are on
hold.”
Jensen suggested a two
track approach that achieves:
• The development of a
comprehensive energy strate
gy that includes a renewable
fuels requirement comple
menting the current oxygen
requirement in the RFG pro
gramed
• A comprehensive reau
thorization of the Clean Air
Act where new developments
in fuel and vehicle technology
“can be considered through
the critical lens of analysis
that our environmental policy
demands. Such a course
would provide the renewable
fuels industry the necessary
signals needed to attract addi
tional investment while main
taining the environmental
benefits of current law that
has provided millions of
Americans with cleaner air.”
Jensen’s complete testimo
ny is posted on NCGA’s Web
site at www.ncga.com.
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