Rural Voices USA
Rural Voices USA on Thursday announced the launch of a digital and billboard campaign demanding that Congress pass year-round E15 legislation. The campaign targets congressional districts across Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.
The group says it’s focusing on states where farmers are bearing the brunt of a worsening agricultural crisis – while Congress continues to stall on a commonsense solution.
Chris Gibbs, the Board Chairman for Rural Voices USA, says “Year-round E15 would help boost the farm economy by increasing corn demand by over 2 billion bushels each year. Every year that Congress drags its feet, it becomes more and more difficult for rural communities to survive.”
The campaign calls on Congress to “Stop the Stall” and pass E15 legislation. The group has posted a live ticker online to estimate how many farms have been lost since Congress failed to pass year-round E15 at RuralVoices.us/stopthestall
Supporters argue that year-round, nationwide E15 would support over 128,000 new jobs, add $25.8 billion to the country’s GDP, and save American consumers $20.6 billion in fuel costs. Ethanol currently displaces approximately 630 million barrels of imported crude oil, reducing America’s dependence on foreign energy sources.
“Farmers want real, sustainable markets for their crops,” said Gibbs.
Source: Rural Voices USA news release
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