Legislature seeks ethanol gas exemption
7th June 2011
A joint resolve introduced by Rep. Beth O’Connor, of Berwick, won final Senate approval on Wednesday after winning House approval last week. Connor characterized corn ethanol as “a colossal waste” that’s subsidized by billions of dollars from U.S. taxpayers.
Her criticisms include damage it can cause to small engines and its inflationary impact on food prices. She says it takes nearly twice as much energy to produce a gallon of ethanol than the ethanol itself yields.
Even blue states get the blues.