[Sustainable-biodiesel] U.S. Biodiesel Subsidies Anger Europeans

[Joe Kirby]

 story at NPR: U.S. Biodiesel Subsidies Anger Europeans.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89538128&ft=1&f=1001

All Things Considered, April 10, 2008 . The U.S. biodiesel industry is in a
jam. The price of the raw material it uses most, soy oil, has shot up even
faster than crude oil, all but pricing the alternative fuel out of the U.S.
market. A hefty tax credit and a big leap in exports to Europe are keeping
the industry afloat, angering Europeans, who accuse Americans of flooding
their market with artificially cheap fuel.


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