But corn-based ethanol is neither cheap nor green. It requires almost as much energy to produce (more, say some studies) as it releases when it is burned. And the subsidies on it cost taxpayers, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development, somewhere between $5.5 billion and $7.3 billion a year. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
The story is a short dispelling of the notion that corn ethanol is green. It tours some of the other sources for ethanol, but omits other potential sources for green energy, such as solar, wind, geothermal, or algae. A good small piece of education.
The byline says "The Economist," and the attribution at the end of the article says 'Distributed by the NYT" Regardless, I don't think it should be under "The Seattle-Post Intelligencer"
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