"We are extremely disappointed by the EPA's announcement that it has rejected Texas Governor Rick Perry's request for a partial waiver of the 2008 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The RFS has caused feed ingredient prices to spiral out of control, inflicting extreme economic damage on food companies, and ultimately, on consumers, in the form of increased food costs.
"We expect our company's feed-ingredient costs for fiscal 2008 will increase $900 million from last fiscal year as a result of the U.S. government's failed ethanol policy. It's apparent that the government intends to blindly pursue this misguided and destructive policy despite reams of data demonstrating its negative impact on the environment, food prices, and world hunger.
"Not only are the 2008 mandates destructive, but the scheduled mandate next year will again increase another 16.7% from corn, consuming an additional 4.5% or more of the 2009-2010 corn crop than the anticipated 34% of the crop being consumed this year for ethanol production.
"While we are disappointed by our government's failure to enact a responsible and comprehensive energy policy that does not pit food against fuel, we are grateful to Gov. Perry for his leadership on this issue of national importance."
The liberals just gave you a spanking for your audacity to not dance to there tune Governor. Remember the Alamo. I was raised in NH. I will remember my State’s slogan of ‘Live Free or Die’. Too bad NH as a whole has become Massachusetts light in the judicial system. Guess we have some work to do :)