Posted by Cindy Zimmerman
At the request of the Obama administration transition team, the
Renewable Fuels Association last week submitted discussion ideas for
an economic stimulus package partially designed to create green jobs
and spur the green economy.
RFAAccording to a statement from RFA, "Some have misconstrued this
communication as a request for federal assistance or a bailout. To the
contrary, the RFA recognizes that by stimulating increased production,
innovation, and investment in new technologies and cellulosic
feedstocks, a revitalized renewable fuels industry can help bail out
the flagging US economy and lessen America's dependence on foreign
oil."
RFA says the ethanol industry has helped support the creation of more
than 238,000 "green" jobs last year alone as well as helping to revive
struggling rural economies.
Organization representatives say they will continue to have
discussions with the Obama team on how ethanol fits into a green
stimulus package. "America's ethanol producers share the vision of
President-elect Obama of a domestic industry that is innovating to
include ethanol production from a wide array of materials including
switchgrass, wood chips, and municipal solid waste. That vision can
only become a reality if today's ethanol technologies and producers
are successful."
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