More Ethanol in Gas?

A corn ethanol refinery- The ethanol industry is asking the EPA to raise the legal limit of ethanol that can be added to regular gasoline from 10 to 15%. (Photo by Grant Hellman, Courtesy of US Department of Agriculture)

In the 1970s, the government limited the amount of ethanol that can be blended with gasoline at 10 percent. Now, a trade group called Growth Energy has asked the U-S EPA to raise the limit to 15 percent:

Information on 15 from the US Department of Energy

E15 advocacy website from Growth Energy, an ethanol trade group

A related story from The Environment Report on E85

Producer: Chuck Quirmbach
Release Date: March 9, 2009
Running Time: :50