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By cgfi on November 16th, 2009

GREENS AGAIN BAIT AND SWITCH ON ENERGY, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—Back during the bad old Bush presidency, the eco-movement loudly endorsed ethanol, particularly cellulosic ethanol, as a good eco-substitute for gasoline. Now they’ve changed their minds. They’re finally admitting that you can’t grow ethanol and food on the same acres. If you’re going to add ethanol to your shopping list, you need to clear [...]

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By cgfi on June 08th, 2009

OBAMA HAS LAUNCHED THE GREEN TRADE WAR, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—The global warming trade war has started—quietly, but just as surely as we knew it would. The Obama Administration is now subsidizing U.S. milk and cheese exports in a way that will punish New Zealand—which depends on its efficient grass-fed dairy exports for close to one-third of its total income. The reason? U.S. corn [...]

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By cgfi on September 17th, 2008

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DIFFER SHARPLY ON ETHANOL, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

Barack Obama and John McCain have sharply different visions of ethanol in the nation’s future. Obama wants more ethanol, while McCain thinks we should probably have less. Both say man-made global warming is a serious threat, and both say they want the best for the nation’s farmers.
 
At the gas pump, Consumer Reports in 2006 [...]

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