RFA: VP Gore Exchange With Jon Stewart Highlights Disturbing Trend in Ethanol Misinformation

Biofuels Journal
Date Posted: November 5, 2009

Washington—During a taping of Comedy Central’s Daily Show with Jon Stewart on November 4, host Jon Stewart mistakenly stated that ethanol is “worse for the environment” than gasoline.

Stewart’s guest, former Vice President Al Gore corrected him in part, pointing to next generation ethanol technologies that have even greater potential as part of the environmental solution.

This exchange would not have been particularly noteworthy, had it not been for the fact that viewers were left with a sense that current ethanol technologies are environmentally more dangerous than oil.

That is simply untrue.

“All ethanol, regardless of its source, is more sustainable and environmentally-friendly than gasoline,” said Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen.

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