A study
paid for by the Michigan Corn Growers Association was recently reported
in the news media as though it had been conducted independently. This
public relations coup for the ethanol industry was pulled off by touting
it as “a Michigan State University study” and omitting the fact that it
was done on behalf of the Michigan Corn Growers Association. Reporters
then assumed it was an academic study conducted independently of the
ethanol industry.
On Dec. 17,
Michigan Capitol Confidential asked MSU spokesman Jason Cody if the
study “Greenhouse Gas Reduction in Michigan Due to Ethanol Fuel Use,”
was an MSU study.Cody’s response: “Yes, this was an MSU study conducted by researchers here on campus that focused on greenhouse-gas emission reductions due to ethanol fuel use in Michigan. The study found substantial reductions in emissions.”
http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20949
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