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This just in: corn ethanol “was not a good policy.”
Guess which politician admitted that pouring billions of dollars into a corn-ethanol subsidy was a bad idea? If you said George W. Bush, you’re wrong. Well, maybe he said it too, but…
Brazil Calls Our Bluff
Tweet via Greentech Media: One of the main arguments that pro-ethanol lobby groups like the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy make in defense of the generous Congressional subsidies to U.S. corn ethanol producers is that Brazil unfairly competes by slapping a 20% tariff on imported ethanol, effectively locking out U.S. ethanol exports. Well, [...]
The Quest for Cheap Food
TweetMy friend and I once spent some time scoping out the local supermarket, trying to find the cheapest calories in the store. The results were probably what you’d expect – you can get more bang for your buck with a bag of marshmallows than you can a box of crackers or some veggies. And is [...]
