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Call for Ethanol “Truth Squad”

The head of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is calling for the formation of an ethanol “truth squad” to “patrol for inaccurate information” about ethanol.

In his weekly editorial column, NCGA CEO Rick Tolman said, “When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency turned down a request for a one-year cut in the renewable fuels standard on Aug. 7, we hoped it would silence the outspoken few who spread inaccurate and incomplete information on the issue. Unfortunately, within moments, they were out there talking their talk.”

“We believe farmers and food producers should be working together, not driving stakes in each other’s hearts. We also know that not everyone agrees on this issue and dissenters may never understand or accept the facts. Yet, we plug along trying to help people see the truth about corn supply, ethanol’s impact, and more.”

I just visualized Rick, Bob Dinneen of RFA and Toni Nuernberg of EPIC as the “Truth Squad.” This graphic is the best I could do late on a Friday afternoon. Of course, the truth is that everyone who supports ethanol is a member of the squad and should be out daily patrolling the news media, the internet and every other venue on the lookout for inaccurate information about ethanol to correct.

Let’s be careful out there.