Ethanol Not The Solution for Alternative Energy
There may be more problems than solutions offered by ethanol.
Ethanol is not the way to energy independence. The ability of corn-based ethanol to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil is limited. Dedicating the entire U.S. corn crop to ethanol would displace only a small share of gasoline demand.
Ethanol is not the solution to global warming. Ethanol tailpipe emissions can reduce some greenhouse gases, but can also increase levels of others. Also, large-scale corn production requires farm equipment that runs on fossil fuels, which, in turn, emit more greenhouse gases. Moreover, when fossil fuels are used to power ethanol refineries, it can lead to higher greenhouse gas emissions than the fossil fuel ethanol replaces. Ethanol is not the solution to revitalizing rural America.
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