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Call it what it is Ethanol subsidies, that is	David Roberts	09 Nov 2006	Gristmill
Oh great. The White House needs to recapture some political momentum after its party got shellacked this week. It also needs to make good on its laughable promise to "change the tone" and start working with Democrats to "get things done."So where does it turn? What issue can unite politicians across the fractious partisan divide?You guessed it: ethanol subsidies energy independence!The Bush administration will soon launch a big "energy independ ...
Topics: biofuels, energy, ethanol, politics (all these topics)

McCain's crooked talk express Flip flops on ethanol	David Roberts	01 Nov 2006	Gristmill
Today, Charlie Pierce wrote this: Someone please show me a single act of public political courage undertaken by John McCain since he won the New Hampshire primary in 2000 that he hasn't hedged, trimmed, or walked back completely. The Bush campaign trashed his wife and daughter, and he's spent the years since trying to get a job as the pool boy in Crawford. He gave a brave speech about the danger of political preachers, but he'd walk on his knees across broken gla ...
Topics: biofuels, energy, ethanol, John McCain, politics (all these topics)

Big Ethanol ...	David Roberts	15 May 2006	Gristmill
... wins again. House Majority Leader John Boehner's attempt to lower the ethanol tariff (and thus allow ethanol-hungry oil refineries to purchase ethanol from overseas) has gone down in flames: Boehner, who is from Ohio, said last week that the United States was not producing enough ethanol to meet demand and that a temporary reduction in the 54-cent-a-gallon tariff could help boost available supplies and lower gasoline prices. ... Farm state ...
Topics: biofuels, economy, energy, ethanol, politics (all these topics)

Mikey Likes It Bush's pick to head the USDA is a big ethanol booster	Amanda Griscom Little	09 Dec 2004	Muckraker
At a White House ceremony last week announcing the nomination of Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns (R) to succeed Ann Veneman as agriculture secretary, President Bush called his pick "a strong proponent of alternative energy sources, such as ethanol and biodiesel," later adding that "in a new term, we'll continue policies that are pro-growth, pro-jobs, and pro-farmer." Johanns ( ...
Topics: agriculture, biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, Department of Agriculture, energy, ethanol, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

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