Congress ponders corn ethanol tax credit as production of plant waste ethanol lags

By Jim Morris

A 2007 federal law envisioned a bright future for cellulosic ethanol, an environment-friendly fuel made of wood chips, switch grass, corn st

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"… percent drop in Corn ethanol production and the loss of some 110,000 jobs.Corn ethanol is “the only viable alternative to gasoline that we have today,” Hartw …"

"… n you compare it to the subsidies that the petroleum industry receives.” Corn ethanol is also less damaging to the planet than oil and gas drilling, Hartwig sai …"

High-stakes lobbying over ethanol’s indirect impact

By Marianne Lavelle

When a farmer sows a field of corn in Iowa to meet the nation’s growing demand for the alternative fuel ethanol, is a corner of the Brazilia