Congress Ends Era Of Ethanol Subsidies

from National Public Radio

Over the weekend, the multi-billion dollar subsidy for ethanol expired. It had been in place for more than 30 years but Congress let it expire. Bruce Babcock, the Cargill endowed chair of energy economics at Iowa State University, talks to Linda Wertheimer about the effects of the subsidy expiring on the ethanol industry and consumers.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, January 3, 2012