With billions of dollars in annual subsidies for ethanol set to expire at the end of 2011, associations take case to the public. Associations representing corn-based ethanol producers and distributors have turned to advertising and NASCAR in an effort to win public support as the deadline approaches for phasing out nearly $6 billion in annual federal subsidies. Bob Dinneen In 2004, Congress passed the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, or “blender’s credit,” which provides fuel suppliers a 45-cent tax credit for each gallon of ethanol blended with gasoline. The credit is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. Congress has shown little interest in… Read More