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Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Almost all the ethanol plants are fueled by natural gas”

June 19, 2008

Justin B. Hauke and David Stokes of the Show-Me Institute: “Government officials cannot simply take tax dollars from the public, give those tax dollars to ethanol blenders, and then have ethanol supporters tell the public that … ethanol is saving them money with cheaper fuel as though the subsidy never existed.”

Larry Nichols, president and CEO of Devon Energy Corp, an oil and gas company: “I love ethanol. Almost all the ethanol plants are fueled by natural gas. That’s a delicious little fact that I find amusing.”

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    Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under Opinion 

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