Category archive: Biofuels
That which we call ethanol subsidies, by any other name, would still stink
By Chuck Roger • August 25th, 2011 12:00 am
By Chuck Rogér Our federal government continues to run a con that hands six billion taxpayer dollars a year to companies involved in producing ethanol-doped gasoline that damages engines, increases carbon emissions over pure gasoline, and costs more than pure gasoline. Yet earlier this year, Congress defeated attempts initiated by Senators Tom Coburn and Dianne [...]
Congressional Cowardice Sustains Ethanol Subsidies
By Chuck Roger • August 18th, 2011 12:00 am
Originally at American Thinker By Chuck Rogér At this moment, $6 billion in annual federal subsidies continue to be paid to American farmers to grow corn for producing ethanol. The ethanol continues to be added to gasoline, creating a mixture which will damage vehicles’ engines and result in carbon emissions no lower than those produced [...]
Will Conservatives Embrace Paul Ryan’s Call to End Corporate Welfare?
By Chuck Roger • May 4th, 2011 12:00 am
Originally in American Thinker, May 3, 2011 By Chuck Rogér Wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass power. Corn ethanol, embryonic stem cell research, electric and hybrid vehicle development, and “green” technology in general. Education. All are enterprises with highly-criticized government subsidies. And the vast majority of the criticism comes from conservatives But what of oil, gas, [...]
Gingrich’s Disturbing Affection for Government Intervention in the Private Sector
By Chuck Roger • May 2nd, 2011 12:00 am
By Chuck Rogér In 1994, Newt Gingrich complained vigorously about a Democrat-controlled Congress’s fiscal irresponsibility. Representative Gingrich led a successful campaign by Republicans to take over the House and Senate in the 1994 Election. At the heart of the Republican game plan was the Contract with America, a key element of which was the Fiscal [...]
Memo to GOP: Avoid Newt Gingrich like the plague
By Chuck Roger • February 1st, 2011 12:30 am
Would Republicans nominate a presidential candidate who pushes thoroughly-debunked biofuel nonsense? Were the party to select Newt Gingrich, it will have nominated, in The Wall Street Journal‘s words, “Professor Cornpone.” Professor Cornpone hasn’t yet officially announced, but he is running for President. In a recent speech to ethanol lobbyists, Gingrich alleged that criticism of the [...]
Behold the audacity of dishonesty: bipartisan biofuel insanity
By Chuck Roger • November 29th, 2010 1:39 am
Truth means nothing to ideologues. For instance, people that hate guns are aware that study after study prove that gun ownership and right-to-carry laws decrease violent crime. But most gun haters would still like to see guns confiscated from law-abiding Americans. When confronted with real-world data, gun alarmists opt for dead victims littered across areas [...]
