At least two more bills to promote ethanol and energy independence were introduced in the Senate Wednesday. One is backed by Democrats. The other is a bipartisan bill that advances ideas that also have the backing of the American Coalition for Ethanol, a group that represents ethanol makers and commodity groups.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the Energy Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) bill that would provide the president authority to increase the renewable content of motor fuel to 25 percent by 2025. It calls for 25 percent of vehicles sold in the United States to run on ethanol, biodiesel or alternative fuels by 2010. The legislation also requires that 10 percent of electricity in the country come from renewable sources by 2020.
