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CounterPunch
- by Robert Bryce
- Mar. 5, 2007
(Opinion)
While politicians and Big Agriculture insist on casting the need for ethanol in terms of national security, the larger issue is a moral one: are we going to use our precious farmland to grow food, or use it to make motor fuel?
The ethanol scam just keeps getting more and more absurd. In January, three U.S. senators -- two Democrats, Tom Harkin of Iowa and Barack Obama of Illinois, along with Indiana Republican Richard Lugar -- introduced a bill that would promote the use of ethanol. It also mandates the use of more biodiesel and creates tax credits for the production of cellulosic ethanol. They called their bill the "American Fuels Act of 2007."
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- Mar. 5, 2007
Like many opinion articles, this one a light on evidence. Unfortunate since this particular subject has people arguing in both directions, and more hard facts are needed. Gives a very good overview of U.S. petroleum history. Accurate.
