Ethanol Gets Mention During Debate
Just about half an hour into the presidential debate and ethanol has received its first mention, as Republican Sen. John McCain has declared that he would end current ethanol subsidies, if he’s elected president.
Not exactly what the folks who produce and use the green fuel would like to hear. I was a bit surprised that Democratic Sen. Barack Obama didn’t respond to that… but he did point out that McCain had supported tax cuts for the big oil companies. McCain countered that Obama had supported the current energy bill before Congress with those Big Oil tax breaks… which also contains important renewable energy provisions. So, on the surface, it certainly looks like that he who supports Big Oil would also be supporting renewable energy (kind of ironic, ain’t it?).
McCain also clarified that he is in favor of alternative energy… solar, wind and hybrid vehicles… but with the caveat that we need to have more nuclear energy to have those.
So, not a lot of talk so far about renewable energy. Although this was billed as a foreign policy debate, I would have thought that our domestic fuel sources should have been a bigger player in that foreign policy discussion.
I’ll keep watching and update you when they say something that might interest you.
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Mike Massey
Subsidizing farmers for not growing energy crops on 34 million acres should of been the point that both Senators should have made. We spend billions of taxpayers money to pay farmers NOT to do the business that they did prior to the crude oil era – by providing renewable energy to run the transportation sector. Farmers today are a whole lot more efficient in producing grain and cellulose to produce “horsepower”.
Kum Dollison
Ethanol is now non-PC. Big Oil financed some shoddy “studies,” and got it published in “Science” journals, and ethanol responded writing articles on the internet.
“Wake Up,” and get in the game. You need money to respond “in kind.”
Get a check-off program going. Buy your own studies. The Saudis “Own” NewsCorp, get after CNN.
You’re going up against Exxon, and the Sauds with a slingshot, and a BB gun.
1/10th of one penny/gallon could get you back in the game. Get Busy.
Gary Schwendiman
Drop subsidies to ethanol? Why don’t we hear anything about dropping subsidies to oil and gasoline? What about dropping subsidies to natural gas?
If McCain is going to drop subsidies for ethanol, let’s make it a level playing field and hear him say that he is in favor of removing subsidies for all alternative energy? Who is paying McCain for saying he wants to drop subsidies to ethanol? Who is it that competes against ethanol and has a great deal to lose if ethanol continues to be successful and lower the cost of fuel to consumers. Could it be that big oil is behind McCain? Who else could it be? As they say, to know the truth, follow the money trail!
Cornholer
I will vote for anyone who opposes ethanol!
Alan Kohn
Unless we continue to develop all means of producing ethanol and offer subsidies to overcome big oil’s prevention of the installation of ethanol pumping equipment at gasoline stations, we will not be able to see ethanol reduce our dependence on gasoline. We must pressure all of our Representatives to get this done.
Flat Lander
I think it’s important to remember that not one of our troops//armed forces will die protecting a corn field. Ethanol needs to move forward !!!
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