Wisconsin Farmers Union has proposed ethanol policy that would seek 20% cost sharing from state and federal governments for blender pump installation. That same proposal would also drop policy language supporting federal subsidies for ethanol research, ethanol import tariffs and biofuel exports, bringing plenty of debate Sunday.
Grace McLaughlin is from the south-central part of Wisconsin. She says, “The petroleum industry gets tons of subsidies so why shouldn’t the ethanol industry? And, same again with any tariffs.”
The resolution was highly critical of the EPA for granting Small Refinery Waivers to oil refineries.
