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The biggest biofuel scam in U.S. history was committed by the unlikeliest of duos — a polygamist cult-leader and an Armenian mobster. They took one look at our convoluted system of climate regulations, tax codes, and energy incentives and saw nothing but dollar signs.
Special thanks to:
Jeff Manuel, author of Ethanol: A Hemispheric History for the Future of Biofuels
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