Comments on: Ethanol Added $14.5 Billion to Consumer Motor Fuel Costs in 2011, Study Finds

By: Pressure Grows on EPA to Suspend Ethanol Mandate

Pressure Grows on EPA to Suspend Ethanol Mandate — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:03:43 +0000

[...] were high. Prices increased from $2.00 a bushel in 2005/2006 to $6.00 a bushel in 2011/2012, notes FarmEcon LLC. A key inflationary factor is the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), commonly known as the ethanol [...]

By: Livestock groups hit ethanol mandate – Agriculture.com | politicsandpolls-com

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 05:02:12 +0000

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By: Cara

Cara — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:59:20 +0000

So let me get this straight… Several meat and dairy organizations commissioned a study that happened to find in their favor, and we’re supposed to believe that this is a coincidence? Of course they want to discourage corn prices going up – they need cheap corn to feed their livestock! What if a bunch of anti-gay organizations got together and commissioned a study about gays and the study found negative statistics about them? This study is biased, and no matter what people feel about gasoline, it is an nonrenewable resource that will eventually disappear. We need alternatives, and corn is renewable. Maybe if we didn’t feed 70% of all the grains grown in this country to livestock, we could eat it ourselves and bring down the price of corn.

By: WatchDogWire - Florida |

WatchDogWire - Florida | — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:54:38 +0000

[...] Marlo Lewis asks “Why as a matter of law should ethanol producers get first dibs on the U.S. corn crop?” [...]

By: Larry T. Simmons

Larry T. Simmons — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:33:46 +0000

I’m a retired Independent Petroleum Consulant (spent 24 years with Mobil Oil Corp.) I just viewed a show called This Week in Ag Business on the RFD channel on Direct TV. Their “experts” made the statement that adding ethanol to gasoline had saved consumers approximately $1.00+ per gallon at the pump in the past couple of years. I had to laugh to keep from crying. I’ve worked in the oil industry for 40+ years, and have two very close personal friends who are major shareholders in ethanol refineries, (one is a Chemical Engineer). I knew that if you included all of the costs involved in ethanol production (even if you discount the government subsidies of taxpayer’s money), from the farmer’s cost, all transportation, marketing costs, refining costs, all overhead, cost to blend to the regular gasoline….there is no way this cost would be competetive with straight gasoline. So….I found your site in doing some research and found everything I had thought to be confirmed by your article, (as well as other linked articles from major studies by very reputable research organizations). Thanks for putting the truth out for the public to see. Question is, how can we get this information passed to the consumer by the main stream media, so they can put enough pressure on their congressmen to reform the present policy? You know this is very politically incorrect information, unwanted by most of the left wing liberals and environmentalist, as well as everyone who stands to profit from the current RFS policy. Wishing you success in spreading the truth, Sincerely, Larry T. Simmons, 892 Ewell Cooley Road, DeRidder, La 70634..337-462-2048.

By: Sukamadek

Sukamadek — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:21:31 +0000

The EPA (U.S. government) must end or suspend this industry welfare mandate. If they do for any length of time consumers would see improved gas mileage (ethanol only contains 66.6% the energy of gasoline. Al Gore has led us down the wrong road for too long. Wake up people the government is never here to help us.

By: Chri Green

Chri Green — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 03:15:11 +0000

Rep Goodlatte voted to enact the RFS in 2005. It was a huge mistake, because the ethanol subsidies have only added to our National Deficit. Not to mention increased food costs increase the size of the ‘ta da’ Food Stamp program, more debt. Increased food cost drains cash from the Middle Class in their grocery bills (hello can’t get out of the recession), and finally when Congress and Goodlatte create a problem.. what do they do? The right thing and eliminate the RFS? NO, they reform it… yes they help the lobbyists, and keep their political $$$ in play for Congressional terms to come… Tax payer pffft! They don’t have the staying power of the lobbyists! My Congressman was elected in 1992 to fight big Govt! Now he is big Govt… why his reform would give more power to Free Enterprise? NO! It will give power to the USDA!

By: When Drought Strikes, Should U.S. Policy Endanger Hungry People?

When Drought Strikes, Should U.S. Policy Endanger Hungry People? — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:54:21 +0000

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By: Ethanol Added $14.5 Billion to Consumer Motor Fuel Costs in 2011, Study Finds « Last Chance For Freedom

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:27:45 +0000

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By: Marlo Lewis: Ethanol Added $14.5 Billion to Consumer Motor Fuel Costs in 2011, Study Finds | JunkScience.com

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 05:09:15 +0000

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