By Dr. Mark J. Perry (Guest Post)

From the Percolator Blog: “…..the Senate voted 73-27 in favor of repealing a $6 billion tax credit for ethanol producers. The measure would end a 45-cent-per-gallon tax credit for ethanol refiners and a tariff of 54 cents per gallon on imported ethanol. The bill’s passage may be a pleasant surprise — ethanol is, after all, not so great for the environment. But which senators voted in favor of the tax credits is all too predictable.” From the WSJ, “Ethanol Suffers Rare Loss in Senate”: “A broad bipartisan majority of the Senate voted …to end more than three…

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