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mastermariner Champion Author Texas Posts:4,247 Points:493,010 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 4:30:15 PM Ignore mastermariner Report Abuse BLAIR, Neb. (AP) -- Executives with the Danish firm that invested $200 million in a new enzyme plant in Nebraska praised the U.S. government's continued support for biofuels. Novozymes celebrated the completion of the plant near Blair on Wednesday. The plant employs about 100 people to make enzymes that help break down the starch in corn or another feedstock, which is a vital part of ethanol production Visit AP for full article

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BLAIR, Neb. (AP) -- Executives with the Danish firm that invested $200 million in a new enzyme plant in Nebraska praised the U.S. government's continued support for biofuels.

Novozymes celebrated the completion of the plant near Blair on Wednesday.

The plant employs about 100 people to make enzymes that help break down the starch in corn or another feedstock, which is a vital part of ethanol production

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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,203,730 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 11:10:52 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Government support of the Bio-Fuel industry is not a law.
doctorindyj Champion Author Santa Fe Posts:3,443 Points:837,860 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 3:20:06 PM Ignore doctorindyj Report Abuse Government support = $$$$ and Laws.
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,203,730 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 1:10:51 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse YES! Government support for the Industry...NOT the Danish firm!
doctorindyj Champion Author Santa Fe Posts:3,443 Points:837,860 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:59:14 AM Ignore doctorindyj Report Abuse "US support for industry" "U.S. government's continued support for biofuels." Why not thank the U.S. people instead of the government? After all it is our tax dollars that are actually supporting the effort. After all when did it become 'We the government of these United States'?
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,203,730 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 7:09:24 AM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse JEEZ! Where does it say the US is subsidizing this Danish firm???? Read the darn article before commenting!
djgunrunner Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:10,094 Points:2,347,630 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 1:58:20 AM Ignore djgunrunner Report Abuse As much as I like seeing 100 people with work I would much rather see the Ethanol gone to someplace that really wants it. It just does not work. There was an article that would could not respond to for whatever dumb reason that was touting the biofuels. Reading behind the lines it was bragging about how much money corn farmers are making. They failed to say how much it was costing the American public in higher food prices and higher fuel prices. It is amazing how they brag about a product that was thought to be so great that it fooled the representatives and now that they know it is trash the representatives do not have the cojones to do the right thing and dump it.
el_fr Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,329 Points:743,640 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 12:29:53 AM Ignore el_fr Report Abuse Ethanol is bad. Corn is for eating. Why are we subsidizing a Dutch firm?
Bussman Champion Author Dallas Posts:5,508 Points:1,358,010 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 12:17:57 AM Ignore Bussman Report Abuse They praise the U.S. government all the way to their bank. "You're so awesome!"...thanks for the handout!
aquarinut Champion Author British Columbia Posts:1,628 Points:436,105 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 8:47:10 PM Ignore aquarinut Report Abuse $200 million dollar plant that only employs 100 people? And the article doesn't cover where these people that are employed are from. Giving tax money to a Danish firm seems on par with giving tax money to Fiskars to build their EVs in Finland!!!
TomT2Lee Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:5,352 Points:1,596,255 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 8:27:40 PM Ignore TomT2Lee Report Abuse Of course they would say they, they are being given the keys to the tax payer piggy bank.
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,203,730 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 7:58:54 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Humblepie...It actually "extortionists"....whatever that means. This is an example of private investment. How can we say it is Welfare, or handouts to this Danish firm? Did anyone read the article? I hardly think we should look 100 new jobs in the mouth...unless we are against job deveopment!
mikaye Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,824 Points:863,460 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 7:36:04 PM Ignore mikaye Report Abuse they support building biofuel up but still not worth costs
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,934 Points:751,010 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 6:52:05 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse My thoughts exactly below....Well said humblepie, tnfran, WZ, and good question mastermariner.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,147 Points:2,369,420 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 5:40:44 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse hail extorsionists........
doggod Champion Author Anchorage Posts:2,838 Points:739,410 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 5:37:44 PM Ignore doggod Report Abuse Welfare recipients always praise the source of their handouts.
wz Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,479 Points:1,275,365 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 5:30:16 PM Ignore wz Report Abuse Of course they'll praise US (taxpayer) support for their industry. Without taxpayer money, the industry would collapse on its debt. Let them fail so we can use the corn and other stock materials for our food chain.
tnfran Champion Author Arizona Posts:4,373 Points:841,215 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 5:26:06 PM Ignore tnfran Report Abuse Let this one go bankrupt like the 'green plants BO supported'. WE DON"T WANT ETHANOL CRAP FOR FUEL!!!!!!!!!!!! Let it die!!!!!!!!
mossimo36 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,655 Points:495,775 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 5:20:33 PM Ignore mossimo36 Report Abuse ok
mastermariner Champion Author Texas Posts:4,247 Points:493,010 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 5:16:50 PM Ignore mastermariner Report Abuse Wonder what the P & L statement looks like
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,147 Points:2,369,420 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 4:51:40 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse taxpayers dont agree
svspyda Champion Author San Jose Posts:1,668 Points:338,985 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 4:42:24 PM Ignore svspyda Report Abuse yes
bruin19MD Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,062 Points:163,560 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 4:35:53 PM Ignore bruin19MD Report Abuse We need green energy!!