Posts Tagged ‘ ethanol ’

Shock and Hare team up to help Big Ethanol

May 7, 2009
By Billy Dennis

Congressman Phil Hare (D-17th District) normally doesn’t miss an opportunity to dismiss Congressman Aaron Schock (R-18th District). But, hey, when it comes to pimping for the ethanol producing industry, they find common ground. Schock and Hare Author Letter Advocating for Higher Ethanol Blends in Gas Letter to Treasury Secretary Geithner requests he makes financial assistance to...
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Politics: A minor political miracle on ethanol

May 4, 2008
By Billy Dennis

Candidates for president — in the middle of an election, no less — are backing away from ethanol: WASHINGTON – Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday the federal government might need to rethink its support for corn ethanol because of rising food prices, a stance similar to Republican John McCain’s but at odds with farm states...
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News: Ethanol keeps spreading the misery

March 15, 2008
By Billy Dennis

We already know that ethanol subsidies encourage farmers to take their land out of the production of real food, thus raising prices, thus increasing hunger and starvation around the world. Turns out that all these wonderful new ethanol production facilities are a huge drain on scarce water resources: Some corn-producing regions are already scrapping over...
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Spears makes a case for ethanol vehicles in Peoria

April 4, 2006
By Billy Dennis

Several weeks ago, I commented on the efforts of Peoria City Council member Bill Spears to get the city administration to consider purchasing replacement vehicles that use ethanol-based E-85 gasoline It also has to be noted that Spears is running for the seat now held by State Rep. Aaron Schock. Promoting Illinois agriculture and...
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Are high-ethanol vehicles really in the city’s interest?

March 15, 2006
By Billy Dennis

WMBD 1470’s Dave Dahl seemed to go out of his way to not mention 4th District city council member Bill Spears’ name in his report about the council instructing city staff to do more to get bids on vehicles powered by E-85 ethanol-based fuel. The press and bloggers who attended last night’s council agreed that...
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