With an eye on the trade war and the 2020 election, President Trump is increasing subsidies and mandates for corn-based ethanol.
Carbon emissions in the U.S. have declined just as use of natural gas in electricity production has increased. That’s no coincidence.
Congress eliminates a bad subsidy, but it’s only because there’s a worse one on the books.
The Western fetish for turning cheap, efficient food into expensive, inefficient fuel is threatening the food supply–as is the European superstition against genetically modified foods.