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News from April 2008
NCGA Gratified by Bush Remarks on Corn Ethanol
ST. LOUIS (April 29, 2008) -- National Corn Growers Association President Ron Litterer said corn growers are gratified by President George W. Bush statements today that corn ethanol is not the culprit for rising food prices.
In his press conference, President Bush told reporters weather, increased global demand and rising energy prices are the main culprits to rising food prices.
NCGA Conference Will Highlight Future Uses for Corn Beyond Ethanol
Future uses for corn and ethanol will be examined in an “Ethanol and Beyond” session at this summer’s 2008 Corn Utilization and Technology Conference (CUTC) in Kansas City, Mo. Experts will look at high-value items such as industrial materials from corn and ethanol derivatives.
Discussion topics will include reactive distillation and esters technology, new pharmaceutical chemicals that can be derived from corn, fractionization of dried distillers grains, bioavailability of carotenoids in corn, and corn-based chemistries for the plastics industry.
New Research Backs Corn Ethanol as Economic, Environmental Solution
Two new studies released today show yet again how corn ethanol production boosts the economy while helping protect the environment, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) pointed out – an important consideration at a time when our country faces challenges on both fronts. The reports looked at consumer savings due to a localized renewable fuels standard and improved environmental efficiency of ethanol production overall.
Don't Blame Ethanol
Toni Nuernberg, executive director, Ethanol Promotion and Information Council - Omaha
High corn prices impact a lot of industries. But those who blame high prices on ethanol production are wrong. It's high oil prices that are driving up farmers' corn costs ("Crop report hints at volatile 2008," Money, April 1).
NCGA Hails Leading Food Policy Center Study Citing Rising Oil Costs as Underlying Force in Food and Fuel Argument
A study released today by Texas A&M’s Agricultural and Food Policy Center illustrates corn prices have had little to do with rising food costs, the National Corn Growers Association notes. The report, “The Effects of Ethanol on Texas Food and Feed” also determined that relaxing the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) would not result in lower corn prices for livestock and poultry feeders.
NCGA Responds to "TIME" Article
April 1, 2008
VIA FAX
To the editor:
Your article on biofuels (“The Clean Energy Myth” April 7 issue) would have been more balanced and less inflammatory had you taken a broader view of ethanol’s place in the energy environment, and not spent so much time citing discredited research. Please allow me to tackle two of your assertions in the article. Unfortunately, space prohibits me from getting into the question of Lester Brown, whose alarmism and threats of famine have been solidly debunked before, and who should not have any place in a thoughtful essay on food and biofuels.
EPIC Responds to Time Scam Story
Posted by Cindy Zimmerman
The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) has responded to last week’s Time Magazine cover story “The Clean Energy Scam.” Executive director Toni Nuernberg sent the following letter to the editor of Time in response to the article:
National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition Responds to "Time" Article
NEVC Board and Members:
The NEVC wishes to share with you the following letter submitted by the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest (ALAUM) on March 28, 2008, by Harold Wimmer, CEO of ALAUM, in response to a Time Magazine article entitled "Clean Energy Scam". This is yet another example of how the media sometimes has a tendency to sensationalize and apply a negative spin to the subject of biofuels.
Time Loves Our Addiction To Oil?
25x'25 Coalition Responds to "The Clean Energy Scam" Article
Talking Points: Responding to the Time Cover Story,
"The Clean Energy Scam," by Michael Grunwald.
25x'25 rejects the premise set forth in "A Clean Energy Scam," a story featured on the cover of Time magazine (dated April 7, 2008) and written by Michael Grunwald that perpetuates negative misconceptions about the role of biofuel production in greenhouse gas emissions. The story also fails to take into account other credible points of view.
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