NY Times publishes “Uprising against the Ethanol Mandate”

In an article titled “Uprising Against the Ethanol Mandate”, the New York Times profiled the fight led by Texas Governor Rick Perry to reduce the ethanol mandate to 4.5 billion gallons in 2009. Governor Perry told the Times that the grain used for fuel would be better used as livestock feed. Uprising against the ethanol mandate. The article highlights that the 15,000 public comments received on the mandate split almost evenly between the pro- and anti-mandate camps.

The article highlights a suggestion from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke to eliminate the Brazilian ethanol tariff, as well as Governor Perry’s efforts to build support among the nation’s governors for an ethanol mandate reduction. Governor Rell of Connecticut joined the request but has not endorsed a specific reduction. 12 other governors ended up supporting the mandate, while 36 remained neutral.

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