Government study reveals US will miss biofuel targets

James S Murray
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Department of Energy research finds that based on current policies, US will miss goal of 36bn gallons of biofuel a year

The US is on track to miss its target of using 36bn gallons of biofuel a year by 2022, according to new research from the Department of Energy (DoE) presented at this week's climate change conference in...

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