Comments on: Mandating the impossible: The EPA and cellulosic ethanol http://www.exxonmobilperspectives.com/2012/01/03/mandating-the-impossible-the-epa-and-cellulosic-ethanol/ ExxonMobil's Perspectives blog offers views on issues, policies, technologies and trends that are shaping the energy industry. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:29:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg Berry http://www.exxonmobilperspectives.com/2012/01/03/mandating-the-impossible-the-epa-and-cellulosic-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-1758 Greg Berry Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:16:15 +0000 http://www.exxonmobilperspectives.com/?p=5091#comment-1758 Of course the EPA knows none of this is possible. It's just a backhanded way to further tax the industry, and frankly, the average consumer doesn't care, nor want to understand. I applaud the company for sharing it's perspectives on these issues. Making this a logical, non-political discussion needs this kind of upfront dialog Of course the EPA knows none of this is possible. It’s just a backhanded way to further tax the industry, and frankly, the average consumer doesn’t care, nor want to understand. I applaud the company for sharing it’s perspectives on these issues. Making this a logical, non-political discussion needs this kind of upfront dialog

]]> By: Ken Chapman http://www.exxonmobilperspectives.com/2012/01/03/mandating-the-impossible-the-epa-and-cellulosic-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-1755 Ken Chapman Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:51:55 +0000 http://www.exxonmobilperspectives.com/?p=5091#comment-1755 Ken, It seems the WSJ agrees. "The Cellulosic Ethanol Debacle--- Congress subsidized a product that didn't exist, mandated its purchase though it still didn't exist, is punishing oil companies for not buying the product that doesn't exist, and is now doubling down on the subsidies in the hope that someday it might exist. We'd call this the march of folly, but that's unfair to fools." The 8.65 million gallon requirement is actually a retraction from the 500 million gallons that the pathologically delusional EPA had mandated for 2012 . Even then, the claimed 6.6 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol for last year's mandate was actually made from petroleum feedstock?? Ken,
It seems the WSJ agrees.
“The Cellulosic Ethanol Debacle—
Congress subsidized a product that didn’t exist, mandated its purchase though it still didn’t exist, is punishing oil companies for not buying the product that doesn’t exist, and is now doubling down on the subsidies in the hope that someday it might exist. We’d call this the march of folly, but that’s unfair to fools.”

The 8.65 million gallon requirement is actually a retraction from the 500 million gallons that the pathologically delusional EPA had mandated for 2012 .
Even then, the claimed 6.6 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol for last year’s mandate was actually made from petroleum feedstock??

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