EPA Puts Off Renewable Fuels Waiver Decision to August- Vonna Seeber

WASHINGTON, DC, July 23, 2008 (ENS) - In April, Texas Governor Rick Perry requested a 50 percent waiver from the grain-based Renewable Fuels Standard mandated under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, enacted last December. The governor says corn prices are soaring because of the demand for corn to make ethanol, which also raises prices for meat, milk and other food products.- Vonna Seeber