Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Rarely has there been so much condescending feel-good hooey from anti-government conservatives and anti-big business, save-the-world liberals”

August 18, 2008

Bob Scott, president of the American Coalition for Ethanol: “Today, we face strong opposition, and their weapon primarily is the press.”

The editors of Forum.com: “The convergence of conservative and liberal thinking (?) about the role of ethanol in the nation’s energy pantheon is a wonder to behold. Rarely has there been so much condescending feel-good hooey from anti-government (read, subsidies) conservatives and anti-big business, save-the-world liberals. It’s an aligning of the ideological stars that has as much credibility as astrology.”

Today in Biofuels Opinion: “I think you are likely to see some consolidation in the industry next year. It’s a difficult time.”

Brazilian presidential chief of staff Dilma Rousseff: "The [global economic] crisis may allow anti-cyclical policies that favor a a green agenda with biofuel as a priority." Renewable Fuels Associa...

European Biodiesel Board to lodge European Commission complaint against US B99 exports

At the 2007 General Assembly of the European Biodiesel Board, the members unanimously agreed to initiate legal action against B99 exports from the United States. This action will take the form of a...

Today in Biofuels Opinion: Mubarak asks “Is it logical or even acceptable that agricultural crops are used to produce ethanol?”

At the World Economic Forum, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt: "Is it logical or even acceptable that agricultural crops are used to produce ethanol, leading to a worse crisis in food prices?" Also...

Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Any outlet is good. Selling it for biofuel as an alternative market is valuable for us. All my crop is damaged.”

UK wheat farmer John Seymour on the weather-damaged English wheat crop: “Any outlet is good. Selling it for biofuel as an alternative market is valuable for us. All my crop is damaged. Some of it ha...

Today in Biofuels Opinion: “The only cost-effective option likely to achieve broad market acceptance in the next 20 years is cellulosic-fuel cars.”

Vinod Khosla has posted a response at biofuelsdigest.com to recent anti-biofuels editorials: "We face an energy crisis, an environmental crisis and a terrorism crisis all related to oil. High-cost opt...

European Biodiesel Board condemns subsidized US biodiesel exports; threatens anti-dumping, anti-subsidy complaint

The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) today launched a broadside against US biodiesel exporters, saying that "biodiesel producers are experiencing dumping competition from B99 blends. This competition is...

Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under Opinion