12 Years of Global Leadership on Clean, Affordable Fuels

摘要

Twelve years ago, the Renewable Fuel Standard was enacted, launching an American success story that has Continued today. I have been fortunate in my time as Growth Energy CEO to celebrate many significant milestones with our members, from 10-year anniversaries to 500 million- and 1 billion-gallon production landmarks. By passing the RFS in 2005, Congress set the stage for this country to benefit from American-made biofuels. Emanol is now blended into 97 percent of all gasoline sold in the U.S. By using more ethanol, we've added jobs and grown our economy. In 2005, the ethanol industry supported around 150,000 jobs and contributed less than $18 billion in economic output By 2016, our industry supported more than 339,000 jobs and added more than $41 billion in economic activity.