Investigation: Inside the ethanol subsidies controversy

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Debate over merits of corn-based ethanol heats up as campaigners remain divided on whether Obama should scrap generous subsidies

Hardly a week goes by in the US without another round of jousting in the debate over whether government subsidies for ethanol are the harbinger of a brave new low carbon world or simply to blame for the...

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