Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Ethanol has demonstrated that it is truly the Fuel to Nowhere.”

Andrew Moylan of the National Taxpayers Union, commenting on USDA proposals to aid struggling ethanol plants: “Ethanol has demonstrated that it is truly the Fuel to Nowhere.”

Pavel Molchanov, alternative energy analyst for Raymond James: “The key message we want to send to investors is that the risk of governments suddenly cutting off their support for renewables because of fiscal constraints due to the financial crisis looks slim.”

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