Corn Ethanol Challenged

Living on Earth
23/02/2013 6 min
Corn Ethanol Challenged

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Corn based ethanol makes up 10% of the fuel mix in the US and EPA has approved a 15% mix. But last year 20 ethanol producers closed up shop. Wallace Tyner, an energy economist at Purdue University explains to host Steve Curwood why small ethanol producers simply can’t turn a profit. (published February 22, 2013)

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