Bob McCarty Writes

Two months ago, I warned you about President Barack Obama’s EPA blending politics and science.  Now, according to an EPA news release issued Wednesday, the “blending” process appears to be complete: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today waived a limitation on selling fuel that is more than 10 percent ethanol for model year 2007 [...]

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Earlier today, I highlighted the fact that, despite new advertising claims made by General Motors, taxpayers were still on the hook for the bailout money the automaker received.  Now, I can report that the Obama Administration appears to be preparing to “soak” taxpayers again — this time by touting cellulosic ethanol as a viable alternative [...]

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Under the headline, Investors suffer as US ethanol boom dries up, Financial Times reported today on the plight of people like Microsoft’s Bill Gates whose investment in the ethanol industry are not panning out: Investors, such as Microsoft’s Bill Gates, are sitting on billions of dollars in losses after buying into the corn-based ethanol industry [...]

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It appears the North Dakota corn ethanol industry “shucks.” According to a report this morning in the Grand Forks Herald newspaper, the developer of a 100-million gallon ethanol plant in the Spiritwood Energy Park near Jamestown, N.D., says the plant is on hold. Rob at Say Anything Blog points out the fact that this is [...]

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At last, a prominent politician has called for an end to — or, at a minimum, a temporary halt to — the insanity that surrounds the push for corn ethanol. That word comes, according to a news release today, from the people at the National Chicken Council: Texas Governor Rick Perry is to be congratulated [...]

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Rice is produced worldwide and is the primary staple for more than half the world’s population, according to the USDA Economic Research Service’s Rice Report. So when prices for this food staple and others skyrocket overnight, it’s not surprising to see that riots and unrest are being predicted around the world: Philippine activists warn about [...]

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In post published Jan. 11, I concluded that “I know it when I see it!” and what I see is this: “Corn ethanol is Cornography!” In short, I ranted about the push toward corn-based ethanol — which I dubbed “Cornography” — as being offensive to the senses and to the economy. Thankfully, only two weeks [...]

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