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Why We Need The Renewable Fuel Standard, In 60 Seconds

For nearly one hundred years, our cars and trucks ran on one type of fuel: gasoline derived from oil. That's left us stuck on the gas price roller coaster. When prices go up, our wallets take the hit. And we keep damaging the environment in the hunt for more oil. Then came the Renewable Fuel Standard or RFS. The RFS helps end our total reliance on oil, ensuring that consumers have access to renewable fuel in gasoline. Here's how it works. American farmers do what they do best: grow stuff. Corn, soybeans, sorghum, switchgrass, you name it. American inventors and entrepreneurs figure out ways to turn those things into fuel. The renewable fuel is then mixed in with our existing gasoline supply, meaning we have to buy less oil. Buying less oil saves Americans billions of dollars every year and it pollutes less. We're still 90 percent dependent on oil for our gas supply. But with the help of the RFS, we're getting 10 percent from renewable fuel and spurring innovation in new feedstocks. We're on track to steadily reduce that oil dependence over time. The best news: the RFS doesn't cost taxpayers a penny. The RFS is good for consumers and good for the country. That's why we need to keep the Renewable Fuel Standard.