Corn biofuel: Where’s the love?

The Cap Times (Madison, WI)
MIKE IVEY The Capital Times mivey@madison.com
Posted: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 5:45 am

For the Wisconsin ethanol industry, the photos of dead sea turtles washing ashore from the huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico couldn’t come at a better time.

With a federal tariff on imported ethanol expiring this year and congressional budget hawks like Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, targeting government subsidies in general, biofuels boosters are working overtime to pitch the benefits of homegrown energy.

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