Can ethanol help save the U.S. economy?

Examiner.com (Chicago)
April 6, 7:18 PM · 4 comments

Ethanol production can bring jobs and reduce oil imports, but it also comes with controversy.
As the Obama Administration searches for ways stimulate the economy and takes some unpopular positions, such as aiding banks, automakers, and in-over-their-head mortgage-holders, there may be an opportunity in another controversial area – ethanol.

Ethanol’s roller coaster ride in and out of popularity came to a head during the heated energy debate in late 2007 when anti-ethanol interests launched a campaign raising questions about the biofuel’s sustainability. Anti-ethanol rhetoric, falling oil prices and a country in the grip of a deep recession has created a perfect storm straining ethanol’s future. But is it a train permanently off the tracks?

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