Corn Based Ethanol

Urge 'Lame Duck' Congress to Fight for Alternative Fuels

Jeff Simmons | Posted 05.25.2011

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The biofuels industry is in a fledgling state. If our leaders make a strategic error now, the American ethanol industry could suffer and we may be forced to buy ethanol from our foreign competitors.

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Weekly Mulch: Why Energy Reform is on Shaky Ground

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cellulosic Ethanol, Biomass, ab32, Vilsack, Midwest, Green Jobs, Prop 26, Ethanol-Industrial Complex, Prop 23, Switchgrass, Subsidies, Ethanol, California, Corn Based Ethanol, Economy, Electric Cars, Green News

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Since national energy reform is on the rocks, ethanol subsidies for the Midwest and ballot propositions to...

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Winning the Race for Renewable Energy

Jeff Simmons | Posted 05.25.2011

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America needs to be a leader in the clean energy economy of the future. If we are serious about winning this race, now is not the time to take our foot off the pedal.

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Congress -- It's Easy to Save Taxpayers $6 Billion -- Cut Fuel Costs

Joel Velasco | Posted 05.25.2011

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Current U.S. ethanol policies include an interlocking system of subsidies and tariffs that cost taxpayers $6 billion per year.

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After 30 Years of Federal Subsidies and Tariffs, Ethanol Can Go It Alone

Joel Velasco | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the world's top producers of ethanol, the United States and Brazil should lead by example in creating a free market for clean, renewable energy.

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Corn Ethanol -- Not Enough Bang For the Subsidized Buck

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Perennial Grasses, Cellulosic Ethanol, Corn-Based Ethanol, Alternative Energy Subsidies, Water, Switch Grass, Agribusiness, Subsidies, Ethanol, Corn Ethanol, Miscanthus, Pollution, Green News

The fundamental problem with corn ethanol, the thing that makes it a non-starter in practical terms, is that it is not at all clear that corn ethanol reduces green house gases.

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Staying in the Lead on Biofuel Development -- Part 2

Bob Dinneen | Posted 05.25.2011

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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 05.25.2011

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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 05.25.2011

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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 05.25.2011

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

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 05.25.2011

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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 05.25.2011

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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