Ferdinand E. Banks

Biofuel Production Will Continue to Grow

Good article, even if smart people often tell me that biofuels won't cut the mustard. That being the case I hesitate to accept your argument just now, even though I would like to, since buying oil for $147/b again is bad news. But make no mistake, biofuels should be looked at very carefully.

Congress Considers Bailing Out Its Ethanol Mistakes

M-F, you have the right idea. The question though is whether it should be a 25% calculation or something else. I happen to believe that figuring out how much is not too difficult a calculation, but this time I think that I'll let somebody else handle the slide rule. Congradulations.

Is Ethanol Dead? Not So Fast

If the expression energy independence is to make sense, then more ethanol is going to be required. The question is however how much. President Obama's energy experts should get started on that issue as soon as possible, hopefully remembering that more than ethanol should be in the renewables portfolio.