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Corn Based Ethanol

Staying in the Lead on Biofuel Development -- Part 2

Bob Dinneen | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Ethanol, Cellulosic Fuel, Biofuels, Biofuel, Brazil, Fuel Efficiency, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Carbon Dioxide, Science, Environmentalism, Green Energy, Sugar, Cellulosic Ethanol, Corn-Based Ethanol, Alternative Fuels, Environment, Green News
Bob Dinneen

Producing ethanol from cellulose can cut carbon dioxide emissions by 86% compared to gasoline according to the US Department of Energy, and ethanol can be produced in almost every part of the country.

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Ethanol and Water

Robert Glennon | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Corn-Based Ethanol, California, Tom Vilsack, Corn, Water, Ethanol Pros and Cons, Environment, Energy Policy Act, Ethanol, Food Prices, Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary, Green News
Robert Glennon

In the case of corn, it takes 2,500 gallons of water to grow enough corn to produce 1 gallon of ethanol. That's right, 2,500 gallons.

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Ethanol and the Price of Food

Ken Cook | Posted 12.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Food, Corn-Based Ethanol, Food Prices, Ethanol, Environmental Working Group, Food Crisis, Green News
Ken Cook

Mr. Vander Griend's main complaint appears to be that while the price of corn has dropped in recent months, the cost of food has not. This should not come as a surprise.

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Who Ate My Tortillas? -- The Truth About Food vs. Fuel

Josh Tickell | Posted 07.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Gas Prices, Gasoline, Biofuels, Alternative Energy, Oil, Ethanol, Corn-Based Ethanol, Biodiesel, Global Warming, Green News
Josh Tickell

Corn may be environmentally detrimental, but it is difficult to pin the systemic problems in our international markets solely on biofuels.

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Biofuel Future Threatened By Severe Weather

New York Times | Jad Mouawad | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Biofuel Future, Ethanol Flood, Corn-Based Ethanol, Corn Bumper Crop, Corn Prices, Flood, Flood Biofuel, Corn Crop, Crazy Weather, Extreme Weather, Midwest Flood, Green News

The record storms and floods that swept through the Midwest last month struck at the heart of America's corn region, drowning fields and dashing hopes...

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Food Riots Skyrocket, World Leaders Have No Solutions

Wall Street Journal | BOB DAVIS, DOUGLAS BELKIN | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Higher Prices, Finance Ministers, Food Shortages, Food Riots, Robert Zoellick, Commodity Prices, World Bank, Jacques Edouard Alexis, Bio-Fuels, Haiti, Corn-Based Ethanol, Global Food Prices, Ethanol, Global Financial Crisis, Surging Prices, Global Riots, Business News

Finance ministers gathered this weekend to grapple with the global financial crisis also struggled with a problem that has plagued the world periodica...

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