Despite Big Ethanol’s claim that they seek to provide consumers with a choice in fuels, the latest battle over ethanol mandate waivers demonstrates that choices and free markets are the last thing the industry champions.

Ethanol producers already enjoy a wealth of support, thanks to federally guaranteed sales courtesy of the Renewable Fuel Standard — a biofuels policy that requires ever-increasing volumes of ethanol be blended into our gasoline supply. Now, they want Uncle Sam to also dictate how refiners and gas station owners run their private businesses so that they can force even more of their product into the market.