Number: RL33290
Title: Fuel Ethanol: Background and Public Policy Issues
Authors: Brent D. Yacobucci, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: This report provides background and discussion of policy issues relating to U.S. ethanol production, especially ethanol made from corn. It discusses U.S. fuel ethanol consumption both as a gasoline blending component and as an alternative to gasoline. The report discusses various costs and benefits of ethanol, including fuel costs, pollutant emissions, and energy consumption. It also outlines key areas of congressional debate on policies beneficial to the ethanol industry.
Pages: 24
Date: April 24, 2008