Fact Check: RFA Ad Misleads on Renewable Fuel Standard and Small Refinery Exemptions

The Renewable Fuels Association has issued a carefully worded advertisement, omitting or mischaracterizing critical details about the fuel market and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), as well as about the Small Refinery Exemptions (SRE) designed by Congress as a required component of the RFS. AFPM’s fact check sheds light on several key details the RFA ad got wrong:

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Biofuel & Ethanol

AFPM welcomes EPA proposal to waive ‘impossible’ cellulosic mandate

Dec 5, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) General Counsel Rich Moskowitz issued the following statement on the news that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposal to exercise partial waiver authority for the 2024 cellulosic Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) obligations.

Dec 5, 2024

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Fuels & Vehicles

AFPM statement and letter in support of House bills to stop government vehicle bans, attempts to electrify the RFS

Jul 27, 2023

“Just as we were proud to testify in support of these bills last month, AFPM is proud to support the legislation being marked up today...As members review these bills carefully, appreciating exactly what they do and do not do, the choice to support them should be obvious, especially for those with fuel and petrochemical manufacturing facilities in their districts.” – Chet Thompson, AFPM President & CEO

Jul 27, 2023

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Fuels & Vehicles

Pending Vote: House legislation would rein in EPA, CA vehicle bans and keep EVs out of the RFS

Jul 11, 2023

The House of Representatives will soon vote on three pieces of legislation to rein in the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from (1) imposing and enabling de facto bans on new cars and trucks that run on liquid fuels and (2) from radically transforming the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) into a new nine-figure-government subsidy program for electric vehicles (EVs).