I takes 1 unit of energy in the production of corn ethanol to produce 1.3 units of corn ethanol energy.
In addition it pushes up food prices and hurts the poor.
This has got to be the dumbest form of energy production ever conceived!!!
If 10% ethanol in gasoline is good, 15% (E15) will be even better. At least for some folks.
We’re certainly heading in that direction – thanks to animosity toward oil, natural gas and coal, fear-mongering about global warming, and superlative lobbying for “alternative,” “affordable,” “eco-friendly” biofuels. Whether the trend continues, and what unintended consequences will be unleashed, will depend on Corn Belt versus consumer politics and whether more people recognize the downsides of ethanol.
Federal laws currently require that fuel suppliers blend more and more ethanol into gasoline, until the annual total rises from 9 billion gallons of EtOH in...
Oh, wait. Other administrations and other lobbies. Guess I was fooled by another Fox "news" blurb.