The excellent and interesting set of articles about U.S. energy policy in the Winter 2008 Issues (headed "Ending the Inertia on Energy Policy") probably went to press before the recent congressional passage of an energy bill. The articles refer to, and the energy bill mandates, increased emphasis on biofuels, especially ethanol, and increased fuel mileage standards for the vehicles that make up most of the U.S. passenger fleet: automobiles and light trucks, including vans, SUVs, and pickups,' Nowhere in the articles, and certainly not in the energy bill, does there seem to be recognition of the inherent contradiction between inar eased empita-sis on ethanol as an automotive full and increased vehicle fuel mileage.
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