In an effort to encourage the production and use of biodiesel and ethanol products in Michigan, increase the viability of Michigan’s agriculture industry, and reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm approved on July 7, 2006, a bipartisan package of bills to encourage the use of renewable fuels within the state. Included in this package was the establishment of a renewable fuels commission within the state’s Department of Agriculture (MDA). PSC provided staff support to the commission until September 2007, including the production of the Initial Report of the Michigan Renewable Fuels Commission, which was issued in June 2007.   

For more information about the Michigan Renewable Fuels Commision, visit the website maintained by the State of Michigan at: www.mda.state.mi.us/renewablefuels/index.htm