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Ethanol: Is It A Miracle Cure Or Another Dose Of Snake Oil?
By Mr Ethanol | February 14, 2008
MSNBC:
How often do you get to save the planet, reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil and create an economic boom for Minnesota corn farmers - all at the same time?
It’s easy. Join our governor and Legislature as they peddle ethanol - this three-in-one miracle cure - to the state and nation.
But what if the miracle cure turns out to be snake oil?
What if ethanol and similar biofuels actually damage the environment more than the fossil fuels they replace?
That’s the conclusion of David Tilman, Regents professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota. In a recent study, according to a Star Tribune report, he and his co-authors point out that as farmers around the world rush to meet rising demand - actually, rising mandates - for ethanol by clearing forests and grasslands, they are releasing far more carbon dioxide than is saved by biofuels’ lower emissions. Read more.
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