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Ethanol Conspiracy Theories Ignore Fuel’s Legitimate Shortcomings
By Mr Ethanol | October 22, 2007
BioFuels Journal:
Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dineen issued a statement urging Congress to pump billions of subsidies into ethanol.
Dineen’s rhetoric begs lawmakers to create an artificial market for ethanol, build the extra infrastructure needed for transport, and condemns anyone who speaks about its shortcomings as part of a “coordinated offensive of mistruths”.
These statements undermine the effort to have a serious debate about the right way to diversify our energy sources and increase America’s energy security.
The ethanol industry has been getting super-sized subsidies for more than two decades.
Throughout that time, cellulosic ethanol has always been “right around the corner.”
We should be looking to innovators and entrepreneurs to develop the next great technological breakthroughs in energy - not to lobbyists seeking more handouts in Washington.
Despite Dineen’s accusation of an “insidious campaign” by the fossil fuels industry against biofuels, there are a myriad of legitimate concerns about ethanol. Full article.
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