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Ethanol 'One of the Most Hated Industries': CEO

CNBC -- Ethanol has been held up as a homegrown fuel which creates jobs and replaces foreign oiL.
It's also been criticized as a huge waste of food resources, benefiting corn farmers at the expense of livestock producers, all for a fuel that isn't very clean.
Lately, as corn prices have shot up in what some are calling the worst drought in a half century, there is more criticism than acclaim for ethanol.
"When you're in one of the most hated industries in the world, it's always interesting and always challenging," says Todd Becker, President and CEO of Green Plains Renewable Energy in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Submitted Jul 31, 2012 By: leemun

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 4, 2012 9:10:04 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse rumble, we know there isn't shortage, it's a shortage of care. Selling millions of tons of food grown in the US to places like China and India does create food shortage in the US and leaves many people hungry (as they are below the poverty line to start with - quite a disgrace for the world's leading country).
rumbleseat Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:22,937 Points:3,531,365 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 7:07:17 AM Ignore rumbleseat Report Abuse "using food products to make fuel when there are so many going hungry in this country is just totally mind-boggling." That anybody believes there is a shortage of food in the US is mind-boggling.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 5:56:23 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse using food products to make fuel when there are so many going hungry in this country is just totally mind-boggling.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 5:55:43 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse granitestater: I, for one, LIKE zucchini. Thank you very much.
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,836 Points:1,432,700 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 2:14:39 AM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse Now if only they made fuel out of zucchini. I would think it's a great idea!
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,272 Points:1,743,655 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 12:39:35 AM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse For good reason.
Ply440GTX All-Star Author Texas Posts:955 Points:310,555 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:47:02 PM Ignore Ply440GTX Report Abuse DUH!!!!!!!!!!!! ...and one of THE MOST HATED products!!!!!!!! Just say NO to EtOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:4,093 Points:799,200 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:28:55 PM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse We don't need the ethanol but we do need the food.
bston Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:1,825 Points:644,000 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:36:01 PM Ignore bston Report Abuse No ethanol for us.
DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,365 Points:1,245,375 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 7:54:58 PM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse Banking has to be the most hated industry.
WBBNC Veteran Author North Carolina Posts:499 Points:488,640 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 6:52:48 PM Ignore WBBNC Report Abuse I think we (US) have enough crude oil
slowtrain Champion Author Georgia Posts:3,677 Points:950,850 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 6:14:43 PM Ignore slowtrain Report Abuse Do away with ethanol!
CapriceWagon All-Star Author Washington Posts:949 Points:481,020 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 5:50:00 PM Ignore CapriceWagon Report Abuse Just end the mandate and let the market decide
gas4433 Champion Author Houston Posts:2,362 Points:547,475 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 5:46:35 PM Ignore gas4433 Report Abuse Ok
Gmsclecarparts All-Star Author Oklahoma City Posts:707 Points:123,195 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 5:20:10 PM Ignore Gmsclecarparts Report Abuse RHX138 wrote "Nothing wrong with ethanol. What's bad for the United States of America is the stuff is made out of corn. There is a corn famine currently in progress. The massive drought hitting North America has killed corn cops as far as the eye can see. No corn = no food for people and no animal food. No corn = no ethanol. Dooh! Losing." Burning our food supply is beyond ignorant, it's INSANE. Ethanol in our gasoline saves absolutely NOTHING. Reduced mileage & cost to produce far outweigh its use as a "substitute". When fully examined, ethanol as a fuel is just a feel good for the libtards & a profit center for the corn producers/ethanol industry. Without millions of acres of sugarcane to process into ethanol or any other truly viable commercial cellulosic ethanol production, we will continue to suffer with mandated corn based ethanol. Higher prices for anything corn related along with the mandated mileage robbing E10 will continue, while the corn producers smile all the way to the bank.
farn1958 All-Star Author Twin Cities Posts:886 Points:183,385 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 5:17:05 PM Ignore farn1958 Report Abuse ok
BobbyVA Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:5,519 Points:1,178,475 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 5:05:30 PM Ignore BobbyVA Report Abuse An now the Obama Admin's EPA wants to go to E95 a much more caustic form of ethanol. It may be forced on the masses by 2014 unless Congress can buck the EPA mafia.
frugalking Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,067 Points:218,445 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:59:11 PM Ignore frugalking Report Abuse Whatever...look at the source of the article. CNBC...from NBC which helped bring us Communist in Chief Obama.
Silentknight84 Rookie Author Washington Posts:7 Points:1,040 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:58:46 PM Ignore Silentknight84 Report Abuse Ethanol = Bad.
THX138 Champion Author San Francisco Posts:2,567 Points:1,016,795 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:57:26 PM Ignore THX138 Report Abuse Nothing wrong with ethanol. What's bad for the United States of America is the stuff is made out of corn. There is a corn famine currently in progress. The massive drought hitting North America has killed corn cops as far as the eye can see. No corn = no food for people and no animal food. No corn = no ethanol. Dooh! Losing.
FedupwithGreed All-Star Author Victoria Posts:707 Points:163,930 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:55:54 PM Ignore FedupwithGreed Report Abuse Corn for food.
saleboss Champion Author Phoenix Posts:3,929 Points:1,177,875 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:54:45 PM Ignore saleboss Report Abuse Get rid of all the ethanol blends and make the engines more efficient!
Ayeghoti Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,445 Points:348,825 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:53:15 PM Ignore Ayeghoti Report Abuse Let's harvest the methane from the cattle.
30mpg80 Champion Author Lexington Posts:10,061 Points:1,489,805 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:51:40 PM Ignore 30mpg80 Report Abuse Hard to argue with that headline! Give me E0!
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,304 Points:2,373,320 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:51:12 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse somuch hate in america today
Susieq60 All-Star Author Columbus Posts:969 Points:128,915 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:50:53 PM Ignore Susieq60 Report Abuse we will pay, as always
DriverofRed Champion Author Calgary Posts:2,188 Points:414,360 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:49:50 PM Ignore DriverofRed Report Abuse ok
Caribou2011 Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,776 Points:770,785 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:49:40 PM Ignore Caribou2011 Report Abuse Ethanol sucks!!
HDROCKIESRIDER Sophomore Author Denver Posts:193 Points:466,685 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:48:43 PM Ignore HDROCKIESRIDER Report Abuse BAN ETHANOL NOW!
Baron62nd Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,035 Points:1,672,895 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:45:00 PM Ignore Baron62nd Report Abuse It's at the top of my "Most Hated Industry", "Biggest Government Mistakes", and "Biggest Government Misinformation Lies" lists.
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,073 Points:2,347,460 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:41:23 PM Ignore tomok Report Abuse No Fuel from Food! No Ethanol, No government subsidies, No Taxpayer money! Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, has a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. Consider using other forms of less expensive transportation to lower your cost. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! 12/22/2012!
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,117 Points:575,140 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:41:06 PM Ignore nomad228 Report Abuse not good when farmers are whining about the biggest drought in 20-30 years trying to jack up their costs for korn.when we all know they use water wells to water their crops in drought periods. i guess they are misdirectiing those federl bail out funds into the wrong places instead of sinking some wells on their land to maintian their crops.blah blah blah it's all to drive up their profits.
CapNC Veteran Author North Carolina Posts:393 Points:363,530 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:40:59 PM Ignore CapNC Report Abuse so what else is new
walkit1 Champion Author Memphis Posts:3,043 Points:1,307,300 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:35:55 PM Ignore walkit1 Report Abuse ban for sure.
aarrrt Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,284 Points:1,654,455 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:31:22 PM Ignore aarrrt Report Abuse Ethanol should be banned.
bradley1969 Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:1,548 Points:333,280 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:30:00 PM Ignore bradley1969 Report Abuse YEP!!!!!!!!
nigelb Champion Author Virginia Posts:8,470 Points:1,393,705 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:27:56 PM Ignore nigelb Report Abuse A hated industry with good reason.
arcaneradio Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,537 Points:493,880 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:25:32 PM Ignore arcaneradio Report Abuse Gas has gone up 20 cents in 2 days in Michigan.
calripken_8 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,911 Points:661,140 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:23:38 PM Ignore calripken_8 Report Abuse Eat corn, don't burn it.
Yankee829 Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,216 Points:561,540 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:23:34 PM Ignore Yankee829 Report Abuse Ok
RitaVespa Champion Author Oregon Posts:2,991 Points:794,310 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:22:49 PM Ignore RitaVespa Report Abuse Agreed. I despise ethanol blended fuel
TNT2EC Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:5,004 Points:1,515,535 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:22:46 PM Ignore TNT2EC Report Abuse They need to change their source product the grows on land that corn does not.
FuelGrinch Veteran Author Kansas Posts:272 Points:59,250 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:22:08 PM Ignore FuelGrinch Report Abuse No corn, no fuel.... what's ya gona do?
jimgraham Champion Author Akron Posts:10,382 Points:1,981,910 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:21:09 PM Ignore jimgraham Report Abuse Todd Becker said "we're still in business today, our lights are still on, we're still going to be in business at the end of the year." So, whats happening on Jan 1st 2013?? Give me E0.
dollarwatcher Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:7,955 Points:1,537,170 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:18:25 PM Ignore dollarwatcher Report Abuse If we didn't export so much crude we wouldn't have to import so much either. And then we wouldn't have to burn ethanol because we are short on crude. What a mess we live in.
nemoFL Champion Author Florida Posts:8,811 Points:1,612,225 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:15:25 PM Ignore nemoFL Report Abuse would they be so keen to use it with a famine somewhere in the world
badspots Champion Author Houston Posts:2,081 Points:677,060 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:15:20 PM Ignore badspots Report Abuse Ok.
AnObserver Champion Author New Jersey Posts:8,364 Points:2,259,730 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:14:54 PM Ignore AnObserver Report Abuse Food or fuel - you can't have both without increased prices and shortages
cshione Rookie Author Nashville Posts:19 Points:18,715 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:11:18 PM Ignore cshione Report Abuse geez
blazerbob91 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:6,155 Points:1,885,620 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 4:10:17 PM Ignore blazerbob91 Report Abuse Get rid of the EPA