Today in Biofuels Opinion: “a special commission of national experts should be set up by Congress but under DOE to examine the entire commercialization pathway for advanced biofuels.”

Jim Perdue, chairman and CEO of Perdue Farms: “We live and die by corn. The reason for losses is not the economy. Ethanol is killing us every day.”

Ben Thorp, Butch Johnson, and Masood Akhtar in an open letter to President Obama: “Many individuals, universities and companies have been working diligently to help create renewable biofuels to meet the strategic needs of our country…What is needed is an immediate, comprehensive study to determine requirements for the full commercialization cycle…3 of the 15 funded projects that received DOE awards have already stopped plans to go forward.  Unless something radically different is done, more projects are likely to drop out… To create the needed level of credibility and due diligence, a special commission of national experts should be set up by Congress but under DOE to examine the entire commercialization pathway for advanced biofuels.”

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