1. LOBBYING:
Firm behind major anti-ethanol campaign goes to bat for biofuels
The D.C. lobbying firm behind a large and expensive 2008 publicity campaign opposing the federal biofuels mandate has now been hired by ethanol groups to do the exact opposite: drum up support for the renewable fuel standard. The Glover Park Group will work with the nation's largest ethanol organizations and at least one ethanol company in a multimillion-dollar public relations and advertising campaign. The campaign comes as the renewable fuel standard has taken a beating over the past several months as corn supplies have withered during the drought. Go to story #1