President Needs to Tell the Ethanol Industry: You're Fired
By Merrill Matthews
President Donald Trump changed his mind on many issues since taking office -- China is no longer a currency manipulator and NATO is an important institution. So there's still hope he'll dump the renewable fuel standard (RFS).
The RFS mandates that refiners blend ethanol -- a biofuel mostly made from corn -- into the gasoline that goes into our gas tanks.