Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Corn-based ethanol’s supporters are whining”

Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist: “Corn-based ethanol’s supporters are whining, again. They want to keep governmental mandates to use the fuel. Too bad.”

Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman and Secretary of Agriculture Ed Shaefer in a letter to Senator Bingaman of New Mexico: “During the first 4 months of 2008, the all food CPI increased by 4.8 percent, with increased ethanol and biodiesel consumption, accounting for only about 4-5 percent of the total increase while other factors accounted for 95-96 percent of the Increase”.

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