Environmentalists seek end to U.S. biodiesel mandates

Mighty Earth, an environmental campaign group chaired by former House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA), is calling for an end to renewable fuel standard (RFS) mandates for biodiesel production and other U.S. biodiesel mandates due to concerns about their adverse impact on the environment. In a new report titled “Burned: Deception, Deforestation and America's Biodiesel Policy,” researchers Rose Garr and Sheila Karpf blame both foreign and domestic biodiesel production for environmental degradation. They highlight land-use changes overseas,...