New at Reason: Ron Bailey on the Case Against Biofuel Bailouts

January 13, 2009

Last week, a coalition of mostly farm energy lobbyists sent a letter to the Congressional Democratic leadership begging for billions in subsidies and tax credits. In their letter, the lobbyists claim that a farm energy bailout would "help resuscitate our nation's economy and create hundreds of thousands of well-paying jobs." But as Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey writes, farm energy pork not only wastes money, it harms the environment in the process.

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