Comments on: Why subidizing biofuels is a disastrous mistake http://blog.onwardoregon.org/why-subidizing-biofuels-is-a-disastrous-mistake/ Here are snippets from the three most-recent postings. Click an article title below to read more. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:19:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: George Seldes http://blog.onwardoregon.org/why-subidizing-biofuels-is-a-disastrous-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-53591 George Seldes Sun, 15 Apr 2007 01:58:08 +0000 http://blog.onwardoregon.org/why-subidizing-biofuels-is-a-disastrous-mistake/#comment-53591 No question that fossil fuels are already subsidized greatly--which is why it is even more imperative that we do everything possible REDUCE demand for fossil fuels rather than INCREASE demand by subsidizing any part of biofuels that represents only the conversion of fossil fuel energy from one form to another. Moreover, the bulk of our subsidies for fossil fuels are federal, not state. The Oregon biofuels proposals are state. The solution to bad subsidies for fossil fuels at the federal level isn't for Oregon, already stretched tight as a drum financially, to start subsidizing anything or everything else we can think of. If there's a renewable energy process that makes a solid gain over the fossil energy input to it, let's subsidize that. But granting a subsidy on the entire gross output (without deducting for the fossil fuels input) merely makes Oregonians subsidize that same fossil fuel energy TWICE, once at the federal level and then again here at home. No question that fossil fuels are already subsidized greatly–which is why it is even more imperative that we do everything possible REDUCE demand for fossil fuels rather than INCREASE demand by subsidizing any part of biofuels that represents only the conversion of fossil fuel energy from one form to another.

Moreover, the bulk of our subsidies for fossil fuels are federal, not state. The Oregon biofuels proposals are state. The solution to bad subsidies for fossil fuels at the federal level isn’t for Oregon, already stretched tight as a drum financially, to start subsidizing anything or everything else we can think of. If there’s a renewable energy process that makes a solid gain over the fossil energy input to it, let’s subsidize that.

But granting a subsidy on the entire gross output (without deducting for the fossil fuels input) merely makes Oregonians subsidize that same fossil fuel energy TWICE, once at the federal level and then again here at home.

]]> By: Will Neuhauser http://blog.onwardoregon.org/why-subidizing-biofuels-is-a-disastrous-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-53590 Will Neuhauser Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:05:18 +0000 http://blog.onwardoregon.org/why-subidizing-biofuels-is-a-disastrous-mistake/#comment-53590 Oil, coal and natural gas are already receiving huge subsidies, both direct for R&D, exploration, etc. and indirectly by the billions annually in military to to assure our "national interest". Any fair "net" calculation needs to give biofuels credit for that until such subsidies are eliminated from petroleum products. Oil, coal and natural gas are already receiving huge subsidies, both direct for R&D, exploration, etc. and indirectly by the billions annually in military to to assure our “national interest”.

Any fair “net” calculation needs to give biofuels credit for that until such subsidies are eliminated from petroleum products.

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