In 2007, Congress passed an expanded Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, which mandates that large quantities of biofuel-- made from corn and other biomassโ€”be blended into the fuel supply each year. Lawmakers promised that this policy of turning food and plants into fuel would be a silver bullet for America's energy challengesโ€” for example, making us more energy secure. Sound too good to be true? It is. What does Energy security look like under the RFS? Not much. Ethanol distorts energy markets, and the government's own Energy Information Administration projects that the U.S. will still rely on oil and natural gas products for more than half of its energy needs for decades to come. Ethanol could also increase fuel costs. Experts have said that RFS mandates are likely to increase ethanol prices by 18.8 percent, raising the cost of gasoline, which is required to be blended with ethanol. In fact, fuel that is up to 85 percent ethanol is MORE expensive than pure gasoline, even with today's petroleum prices and biodiesel costs more than $1.50 more per gallon to produce. Restricting Americans' access to affordable fuel is a strange approach to energy security, don't you think? The Renewable Fuel Standard has failed to meet its goals over five years. Instead, it's costing Americans' money, hurting the environment and failing to limit our dependence on foreign energy sources. So ask yourself a questio hy is this still the law of the land? Call on lawmakers to reform the failed Renewable Fuel Standard and pledge your support for a smarter way forward... a smarter fuel future.