Put Less Corn in Our Gasoline, Please

Big Oil has squared off against Big Agriculture in the dispute over the federal mandate to mix corn-based ethanol into the nation’s fuel supply. Both sides are powerful and self-interested, but Big Oil has the edge in this case for being right.

The ethanol mandate should be cut because it is a misguided policy. It forces the public to use and subsidize a product that is both uneconomical and environmentally destructive, given the land, fuel and fertilizer needed to grow, harvest and transport all the corn.