ACE Responds to Ethanol Attack Ad
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) is calling claims made by an advertising campaign against ethanol by a coalition food and oil company groups “half-baked.”
“If the products sold to consumers by Big Food are as half-baked as their ethanol claims, we have a life-threatening food safety crisis in America,” stated Brian Jennings, Executive Vice President of ACE. “Never before has more corn been used to make more ethanol, and yet retail food prices have fallen sharply this year.”
Jennings issued the statement in response to an anti-ethanol ad last week in the Capitol Hill publication Roll Call, that was funded by the American Meat Institute, Grocery Manufacturers Association, National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, Environmental Working Group and others. The ad claimed that moving from 10 percent ethanol in gasoline up to E15 would be bad for consumers, the environment, and rural communities.
“This coalition of strange bedfellows is both desperate and naïve,” Jennings said. “Oil and food companies are desperate and will resort to anything to protect the status quo of cheap corn and expensive oil. Some environmental groups naively believe getting rid of corn ethanol today, in hopes that some other potentially promising but not yet commercialized technology will be available tomorrow, will somehow reduce air pollution.”
EPA is currently considering a petition that would increase the amount of ethanol allowed in regular gasoline to 15 percent from the current 10 percent.
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Charlie Peters
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Kenz
BIG OIL and BIG FOOD are fighting the little guy.
This is the problem with BIG. There needs to be more competition.
BIG MONEY has BIG lobbyists.
We need more competition for BIG OIL from small ethanol plants.
If there ever is another oil embargo or a price spike to $150 / barrel people will bee glad to see some choice at the pump.
Support E85, biodiesel, flex, CNG, and other alternatives at the pump.
Auto manufacturers need to produce more flex fuel vehicles large and small and there needs to be more E85 pumps at fueling stations.
Chip
What’s the big push for ethanol. Why is ethanol being presented as an “alternative”? It isn’t an alternative if it is mandated by EISA, EPA and the federal government. I want the option to use 100% gasoline. It is, and will continue to be, the lowest cost form of energy available. Ethanol is wasteful when one considers the life cycle cost of getting it from seed to the pump. It is MORE of a polluter, and when factoring in the reduction in performance in internal combustion engines, there is no net decrease in petroleum consumption. This is one of the biggest scams being perpetrated on the American people, second only to man-made global warming. Go ahead and burn E85 if your vehicle is designed for it, but E10 is as far as it should go for the rest of us, and E0 will always be my preference.
Charlie Peters
BIG oil is moving my money to the profit of big oil by using food in my gas tank.
California is reported to use 2000 gal of water to grow california corn for 1 gal of fuel ethanol.
Does Paul Jacobs, chief of enforcement for mobile sources for the California Air Resources Board want Porsche crushed at 10 years or 100,000 miles which ever comes first, not just Porsche but all makes and models?
California Smog Check providers have been questioned about a Sierra Research ‘Forty Nine Percent Refail Report’ Reporting a possible 50% fraud rate, Smog Check providers fail millions of cars but Tom Cackette officer of CARB and Tom Austin (Sierra Research) use the information to justify public policy but refuse to release the tax dollar funded report. http://www.imreview.ca.gov/correspondence/governor_49percent_report_8.25.09.pdf
Should Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger consider a “fee” on corn fuel ethanol use? Lower price for food, gas, water, beer and cleaner air… and… funds for the budget from oil profit
A random ‘Smog Check’ inspection & repair ‘secret shopper’ audit, ethanol cap and elimination of dual fuel CAFE credit can cut California car impact over 50% in 2010. (Prevent Over 2000 tons per day of sulfur, PM, HC, O3, NOx, CO & CO2.) Improved performance of AB32 at reduced cost. (support H.R. 1207)
Charlie Peters
Clean Air Performance Professionals
Friday, January 29, 2010
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841
Fax: 916-558-3160 ( new number )
C/o Lisa
RE: Sierra Research Report SR 2007-04-01
Dear Mr. Governor
California Air Resources Board (CARB) and The Department of Consumer Affairs/ Bureau of Automotive Repair DCA/BAR have contracted with Sierra Research for a Report of Smog Check performance.
Sierra has informed me the report was final in March 2009 and released to CARB.
CARB, BAR, IMRC, and the California Legislature are using the Report for public policy but refusing to release the publicly funded Report.
Mr. Governor, I’m confused, can you refer me to someone who might help?
Cc to interested parties
From: Charlie Peters
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* * If an elected official would request a copy of the Sierra Research SR 2007-04-01 and all communication about the report from CARB, DCA/BAR, IMRC & Sierra Research it might help improve performance of Smog Check.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvB3em82Lk
Charlie Peters
California Smog Check providers fail millions of cars but Chief Sherry Mehl, DCA/BAR, has never found out if what is broken on a Smog Check failed car gets fixed
* * Smog Check fraud, by Parsons?
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=62263@kpix.dayport.com
* * If an elected official would request a copy of the Sierra Research SR 2007-04-01 and all communication about the report from CARB, DCA/BAR, IMRC & Sierra Research it might help improve performance of Smog Check….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvB3em82Lkw
* * The Tom & Tom show: http://cbs5.com/video/?id=61255
* * http://cbs5.com/local/smog.check.study.2.1468806.html
* * A random ‘Smog Check’ inspection & repair ‘secret shopper’ audit, ethanol cap and elimination of dual fuel CAFE credit can cut California car impact over 50% in 2010. (Prevent Over 2000 tons per day of sulfur, PM, HC, O3, NOx, CO & CO2.) Improved performance of AB32 at reduced cost. (support H.R. 1207
CAPP contact: Charlie Peters (510) 537-1796 cappcharlie@earthlink.net
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