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Monte Shaw, 515-252-6249

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2010

Big Oil Lacks Credibility in Lawsuit Attacking E15

Anti-E15 Claims Fail to Pass the “Straight Face” Test

Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) Executive Director Monte Shaw issued the following statement in response to a federal lawsuit filed against EPA’s recent decision to approve the use of E15 for 2007 and new vehicles by the American Petroleum Institute (API).

It is hard to take seriously API’s so-called concerns that the EPA approved E15 for some vehicles prematurely.  This is the industry that poisoned generations of children with leaded fuel.  When forced so stop selling leaded fuel, API’s members devised another wonderful octane additive called MTBE.  That known human carcinogen and water pollutant has been banned in dozens of states.  And when states were banning MTBE did API members want to use a biodegradable, renewable replacement like ethanol?  No.  They tried to change federal fuel regulations in order to use aromatics to replace MTBE – aromatics like benzene, another known human carcinogen.

Contrary to this track record, the EPA has spent over a year-and-a-half testing E15.  The fact of the matter is that E15 is the most tested fuel to ever enter the US marketplace.  And the test results are clear:  E15 is good for your engine, good for your health, good for your security, good for your environment, and good for your pocketbook.”

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association was formed in 2002 to represent the state’s liquid renewable fuels industry. The trade group fosters the development and growth of the renewable fuels industry in Iowa through education, promotion, legislation and infrastructure development.

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