After Three Decades, Tax Credit for Ethanol Expires

[Mister Ed]

1. Thank goodness.

It takes way, way more fossil fuel to grow, harvest, and refine corn-derived ethanol than is saved by burning it. As the article outlines, this has just been a way for politicians to buy favor at taxpayer expense. If only that $20 billion could have gone toward developing other, better forms of renewable energy instead.