Talking Points

First, please provide insight on how you are involved in or impacted by the ethanol industry and second, please include at least 3 of the following points in your comment submission:

• I strongly support increasing the blend of ethanol in our gasoline to 15 percent.
• We will grow our economy and create American jobs by moving to E15.
  • According to a recent study conducted by North Dakota State University researchers, moving to E15 will create more than 136,000 new green-collar jobs.
  • Increasing blend levels from 10 to 15 percent will generate $24.4 billion for the U.S. economy and will displace seven billion gallons of imported gasoline each year.
• The science overwhelmingly supports E15 – in fact, there has been more testing of E15 than there has been of any other fuel additive in the history of the EPA waiver process.
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory research for the Department of Energy (DOE) that studied the effects of E15 on motor vehicles and small non-road engines concluded that when compared to traditional gasoline, E15 caused no significant changes in vehicle tailpipe emissions or drivability.
  • The recent Minnesota Drivability Study presents data to support that using E15 results in no difference in drivability compared to gasoline.
• A report studying blends ranging from E10 – E85, prepared for the Energy & Environmental Research Center and Minnesota Center for Automotive Research for American Coalition, found exhaust emissions levels for all vehicles at all blend levels were within the applicable Clean Air Act standards.