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Michigan-Flint. Mr. Perry is also a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise
Institute and he also previously taught at George Mason University. Two years
ago, Mr. Perry wrote and published an anti-ethanol editorial. At that time I challenged his editorial as containing an incorrect analysis of the results of producing and using ethanol. Although he never replied to my rebuttal, three days ago
he sent me an email with a link to Bill Shughart's editorial. I am unsure as to
why Mr. Perry brought this article to my attention - it might have been because
he believed it would show me up, or because he was hoping that I would expose
Mr. Shughart.
In any event, I began by responding directly to Mr. Shughart by email as if the
claims made in the April 13th editorial were in earnest. I did this because I believe there is always great value in presenting correct information about the
subject. I ended my letter with information that I believe should change everything about how America views the academics and spokespeople who come
out in opposition to ethanol.
I did receive a reply from Mr. Shughart a few hours after sending the email
yesterday. I have included his reply and my response to that reply. You will see
those exchanges below. If additional replies and responses come in after the
initial publication of this page I will update this page accordingly.
An Open Letter to William F. Shughart II, on How The Ethanol Mandate Is
Killing The American Prairie
April 17, 2017
Dear Bill:
I'm writing to you in regard to your commentary "How The Ethanol Mandate Is
Killing The American Prairie" which was published in Investor's Business Daily
on April 13, 2017.
Since I wasn't familiar with your name (and I'm sure you don't know me from
Adam), the first thing I did after reading your commentary was to do a search
and see what else you've written about ethanol. The only other item I found was
a story from March 2013, which was very similar to your new piece...almost
identical in its wording and exaggerated concern over America's grasslands. In
the older story, you use the term "destruction of nation's prairies," in the new
story you use "killing the American prairie."
