Corn-Based Ethanol: Is This a Solution?

Many people have high hopes for ethanol made from corn--that it will prevent future gasoline shortages, prevent global warming, be a wonderful investment, and improve the income of farmers, among other things. Other observers raise a whole host of concerns including scalability, impact on the environment, and impact on food prices. Why is there such a huge disparity in views? What is the real promise for corn ethanol? Many questions and answers under the fold. Full Story »

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Mike LaBonte
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by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

I like the organization as a Q&A. Covers a good range of issues, but notably fails to address EROI (energy return on investment), THE #1 problem for corn ethanol. The comments are mostly good, and they cover EROI and more. No sources declared, but there are a few links.

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