Aussie state premier calls on government to use more ethanol; 90 percent of departments missed mandated targets

April 9, 2008

In Australia, the state premier has requested State Departments to use more ethanol after it was revealed that only his own department met the government’s 2 percent biofuel target in February. “I can’t expect industry to the right thing if Government doesn’t lead the way,” New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma said.

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Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under International