Energy bill calls for ethanol to replace gas - Oil & Energy
Lawmakers moved ahead Wednesday on a broad energy bill to replace one-quarter of the nation’s gasoline with ethanol.
A bid by coal-state senators to promote liquefied coal as a motor fuel substitute stalled amid a debate over global warming.
The overall legislation as developed Wednesday by a Senate committee would require a sevenfold increase in ethanol production to 36 billion gallons a year by 2022. The proposal also would authorize loan guarantees and other incentives for ethanol research and plant construction.
