After months of delay, the Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday approved a 15-percent ethanol blend in gasoline, up from the current maximum blend of 10-percent. The move is popular in places like South Dakota, where a lot of corn is grown and sold to ethanol producers. Doug Sombke is the president of the South Dakota Farmers Union, and explains the significance of the E-P-A’s announcement….
Sombke says when it comes to ethanol, it’s best to put decisions into the hands of consumers…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2010/10/SOMBKE2.mp3|titles=SOMBKE2]In making the announcement, the E-P-A said the 15-percent blend is for vehicles manufactured since 2007.
(courtesy KWAT, Watertown)