The Ethanol Papers - Paperturn manuscript - Flipbook - Page 435
Biofuel Blunder? Renewable Fuel Mandate Is Having A
Negative Effect on Home Runs
Biofuel mandate was supposed to fix everything, but no one has hit
over 60 home runs in the past 15 years
Originally published July 30, 2016
I just finished reading an anti-ethanol Bloomberg editorial written by Jennifer A.
Dlouhy. Her story, "Biofuel blunder? Greens who once championed a renewable fuel mandate say climate benefits are coming too slowly," raises some
seemingly noteworthy questions. (CLICK HERE to read the article.)
The more I thought about it, the more I realized that she may be on to something.
Not since 2001 has any professional baseball player hit more than 60 home
runs in one year. What's the connection, you ask? It's obvious, 2001 is the first
year of increased global biofuel production!
To make matters worse, 2001 was the first year of a decline in total home runs
hit by all MLB players. In 1999 and 2000, total home runs per year topped 5,500.
We have never again had numbers like that, and in some years total home runs
didn't even exceed 5,000!
