The Capitol Hill publication Roll Call has revealed that the nations largest food corporations have been waging war on ethanol over the past few months.

Roll Call, which obtained confidential documentation of the effort, reported Wednesday, Rising food and fuel prices have led the biofuels industry to take a beating on Capitol Hill the past few weeks. But the pummeling hasn't been by chance its part of a concerted effort spearheaded by the Grocery Manufacturers Association and the Glover Park Group. GMA has been leading an aggressive public relations campaign for the past two months in an effort to roll back ethanol mandates that passed in last years energy bill.

Among the documents obtained by Roll Call was the GMA's proposal request to build a groundswell in support of freezing or reversing some provisions of the 2007 Energy Bill and for the elimination/reform of ethanol subsidies and import restrictions.

Glover Park Groups proposal response included the number one objective to Obliterate whatever intellectual justification might still exist for corn-based ethanol among policy elites.
These documents should be viewed with outrage by every farmer and ethanol producer in the country.

RFA at RFS Hearing

As the House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality heard testimony regarding the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) on Tuesday, oil hit yet another record high of $122 a barrel.

RFA president Bob Dinneen reminded the committee of that several times during the hearing, having to correct his own pre-prepared remarks, Mr. Chairman, the RFS made sense when you passed it in December and prices were $90 a barrel, Dinneen said. "It makes more sense today with crude oil prices at $120 a barrel. I'm sorry, just while this hearing has been going on, the market has increased and we're now looking at $122 a barrel oil."

Ethanol is the only tool we have today that can address the nations most serious economic issue our dependence on imported oil and the rising price of gasoline and crude oil." he said.

Renewable Fuel Association link