BP disaster reverberates among ethanol supporters

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
By Jeffrey Tomich
06/16/2010

The ethanol industry has for years draped itself with the American flag, positioning itself as a cleaner, homegrown alternative to oil. Never has that been more true than today.

With regulators and legislators poised to decide issues that will shape ethanol's future for years to come, the ethanol lobby is increasingly making the scene unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico — with tens of thousands of barrels of crude still flowing daily from BP's deepwater well — a backdrop for the nation's energy debate.

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