By Paul Driessen – Re-Blogged From http://www.WattsUpWithThat.com
Opponents make compelling case but can’t derail or even slow this well-protected industry
Like most people I’ve spoken with, I have no innate, inflexible antipathy to ethanol in gasoline. What upsets me are the deceptive claims used to justify adding mostly corn-based ethanol to this indispensable fuel; the way seriously harmful unintended consequences are brushed aside; and the insidious crony corporatist system the ethanol program has spawned between producers and members of Congress.