Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Corn-based ethanol’s supporters are whining”

July 24, 2008

Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist: “Corn-based ethanol’s supporters are whining, again. They want to keep governmental mandates to use the fuel. Too bad.”

Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman and Secretary of Agriculture Ed Shaefer in a letter to Senator Bingaman of New Mexico: “During the first 4 months of 2008, the all food CPI increased by 4.8 percent, with increased ethanol and biodiesel consumption, accounting for only about 4-5 percent of the total increase while other factors accounted for 95-96 percent of the Increase”.

Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Corn ethanol’s been blamed for practically every problem under the sun. What’s next? Summer colds? Computer viruses? Bad hair days?”

Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska: "I'll admit, corn-based ethanol's not perfect, but it's been blamed for practically every problem under the sun. What's next? Summer colds? Computer viruses? Bad hair d...

South Dakota groups launch pro-corn ethanol advertising campaign

The South Dakota Corn Utilization Council and the South Dakota Corn Growers Association have joined to launch a statewide advertising campaign designed to improve the image of corn ethanol. In the cam...

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

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 sup...

Today in Biofuel Opinion: Should I follow Al Gore’s half-baked notion to save the planet or feed my family?

Sean Hannity, Hannity & Colmes (FOX News):Â "But the fact is, Al Gore has a financial stake in spreading global warming hysteria....Was Al Gore thinking about saving the planet or perhaps lining hi...

Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Where did the other 95 cents go?”

Josh Tickell, director of the award-winning biofuels documentary Fields of Fuel: "Corn may be environmentally detrimental, but it is difficult to pin the systemic problems in our international markets...

Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Lavishing federal subsidies on a food-based fuel…is insane and morally bankrupt.”

An editorial in the Salt Lake City Tribune: "Lavishing federal subsidies on a food-based fuel that accounts for 20 percent of the rise in world food prices, harms the environment, and takes nearly as ...

Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under Opinion