E15 Talking Points

• The Iowa Experience:

• Thirty years ago Iowa helped pioneer the commercial introduction of the then, just-EPA-approved 10 percent ethanol blends
• Many of the same “concerns” were raised then as today
• IF the EPA hadn’t pushed forward recognizing that the positive good far outweighed the overstated bad, we’d be more dependent on foreign oil, smog and GHG emissions would be worse and hundreds of thousands of green collar jobs wouldn’t exist

• Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007:

• Calls for the use of 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2022
• Under the current E10 cap, there is no practical way to achieve this

• Boosting demand for renewable fuels through the use of E15 would:

•  Add $308 million to Iowa household income
• Increase state tax revenues by more than $70 million
• Create more than 136,000 new green-collar jobs
• Corn-based ethanol can reduce GHG emissions by 59 percent and the use of E15 could further reduce emissions by as much as 67 percent
• Keep more dollars at home to stimulate our economy
• Lessen our dependence on unstable, foreign nations

• A conditional waiver for a limited number of model years is unnecessary:

• Would fail to maximize public benefits while creating unnecessary logistical challenges and consumer confusion
• Approving E15 does not require the use of it
• Scientifically-based studies have proven that E10 and E15 are similar in composition

America needs higher ethanol blends today.
Iowa is ready to lead the way.