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American Future Fund scrutinized for ties to ethanol industry

By Jesse Zwick | 10.12.10 | 10:13 am

Another day, another Section 501 nonprofit under scrutiny for its political activity. Today The New York Times profiles the American Future Fund, a group that in 2008 backed Sen. Norm Coleman, then a co-chair of a Senate biofuels caucus. AFF does not disclose its donors but was revealed in interviews last week to have been founded with seed money from Iowa businessman Bruce Rastetter, a co-founder and chief executive of Hawkeye Energy Holdings, one of the nation’s larger ethanol companies.

Capitalism consuming itself? Fund investors help inflate food prices

By Dan Haugen | 04.25.08 | 6:00 am

Ethanol critics have widely bashed the corn-based fuel for its role in inflating food prices worldwide. But a fascinating article in Der Spiegel, a German news magazine, says classic supply and demand can’t…

Energy Bill Brings Change, But Passes On Renewable Electricity Standard

By Dan Haugen | 12.20.07 | 8:10 am

President Bush Signs Energy BillA federal energy bill signed into law Wednesday will give a boost to biofuel producers, increase car fuel-efficiency standards and phase out…