U.S. ethanol group wants origin labeling for oil

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. ethanol industry group is pushing lawmakers to craft legislation requiring gasoline filling stations to inform customers what country their fuel came from in hopes of increasing awareness about money spent on oil imported from overseas.

“Most Americans don’t want their paychecks going to Venezuela and other regimes that don’t agree with and support the U.S,” said retired U.S. Army General Wesley Clark, who co-chairs Growth Energy, the industry group behind the push.

U.S. oil production peaked in the 1970s which means the world’s largest fuel consumer has to import most of its crude.

Reuters