Corn Ethanol, Biofuel’s Eldest Poster Child, Is Off To Environmental Reform School
Ethanol plant in Iowa. Image credit: Wikipedia This week USEPA announced that the maximum ethanol content of motor fuel sold in the USA would be allowed to rise from 10% to 15%. Positives of the Agency’s decision are: reduced dependence on foreign oil; less consumption of deep-water rig produced oil; diverting high fructose corn syrup (HCFC) from our guts to our cars; and, more votes for Congressional candidates who support the action. A big negative, however, is amplifying the run-up in corn prices caused by extreme weather in the US corn belt this season. F… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Corn Ethanol, Biofuel’s Eldest Poster Child, Is Off To Environmental Reform School
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