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Jerry McNerney: Policies intended to mitigate climate change and conventional pollution with the use of corn-ethanol have backfired…

On the recordDecember 31, 2008
Policies intended to mitigate climate change and conventional pollution with the use of corn-ethanol have backfired badly. Rather than reduce greenhouse gas emissions, poorly-thought out ethanol mandates have increased them.
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Jerry McNerney
Democratic · California

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Critiques ineffective ethanol mandates impacting greenhouse gas emissions.

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