Southland panel rejects funds for ethanol fueling stations. “ethanol causes environmental problems”
Posted By Stephen Frank on February 7, 2010
“A regional panel Thursday turned down nearly $11 million in federal stimulus dollars targeted to build 55 ethanol fueling stations across Southern California, saying it had policy concerns about ethanol as an alternative to gasoline.
Corn-based ethanol causes more harm than good for the environment because it has to be trucked from farms in the Midwest, said council members of the Southern California Assn. of Governments.”
Who supports ethanol? Those making money from it–the special interests. “Mike Lewis, chief of Pearson Fuels, said the project is dead without the grants. It would have created 221 jobs, he said. “Dependence on foreign oil is the result of 1,000 little decisions and a few big decisions,” he said. “This was a big decision.” Without tax dollars propping up these firms, ethanol is bad for the environment AND increases the debt and deficits of government.
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