Watchdog.org Podcast

This is Behind the Headlines, Watchdog.org’s podcast that takes a deeper look at the political news of the day. In this week’s episode, host Eric Boehm chats with Rob Nikolewski, Watchdog's national energy reporter, about new rules issued by the EPA that mandate higher levels of ethanol in your gasoline. There's plenty of reasons to dislike ethanol - the massive government subsidies that support it, the lack of any reduction in carbon emissions from its use, and the political pandering that has kept its use mandated by the federal government.  But the new EPA rules have managed to tick off just about everyone, including the people who actually like ethanol (yes, there are some - mostly those who make money off of its creation or use). But even though ethanol does more harm than good - to both the environment and your car - it's here to stay.  Thank politics for that.