November 3, 2007 (LPAC)--A new lobbying front for the National Corn Growers Association and the ethanol industry, called Renewable Fuels Now (RFN), is setting up a counter-campaign to halt the erosion of support for ethanol as fuel.

When Jean Ziegler, independent expert on the right to food for the U.N., called the use of food for fuel a "crime against humanity" on Oct. 26, Renewable Fuels Now struck back with press releases claiming: "Three Out of Four Americans Want Increased Renewable Fuel Use," and "New Poll: Americans Blame Higher Oil Prices for Increased Prices in the Grocery Aisle." The National Corn Growers Association even demanded Ziegler's resignation, according to the Nov. 3 Wall Street Journal.

Now RFN is planning to saturate the Beltway with an ad, targetting Congress as it gets set to debate raising the Renewable Fuels Standard for the coming years. The headline for the new ad is: "How Much Longer Can We Be Held Hostage to Foreign Oil?"