Twitter / David Roberts [Denies reality on the ethanol scam]

.@JRMarlow Despite myth to the contrary, I don't think greens/progs were ever a significant force behind corn ethanol subsidies.

Food and Fuel America.com: Al Gore Saved The Ethanol

[Al Gore, 1998] "I was also proud to stand up for the ethanol tax exemption when it was under attack in the Congress -- at one point, supplying a tie-breaking vote in the Senate to save it. The more we can make this home-grown fuel a successful, widely-used product, the better-off our farmers and our environment will be."