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Ethanol Is Insufficient Fuel Source
By Mr Ethanol | February 29, 2008
Tennessee Journalist:
On Dec. 19 President Bush signed the public law H.R. 6, the “Energy Independence and Security Act.” This law includes a Renewable Fuels Standard, which calls for 36 billion gallons of ethanol to be combined with gasoline nationwide by 2022.
At its most basic form, ethanol is grain alcohol, also known as gasohol, created primarily from corn. It’s then combined with gasoline to produce a fuel that emits lower amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.
Ethanol appears to be a promising solution; one that marries the desire to lower America’s dependence on foreign energy sources with the increasing desire to improve the environment and lower emissions. It’s an alternative fuel source that provides economic gain to Midwestern corn farmers and musters feelings of returning to some more organic roots.
According to The Renewable Energy Policy Project study in 2005, the ethanol industry boosted household income by $5.7 billion by creating 154,000 jobs.
All of this, coupled with pictures of corn stalks, swaying, back lighted, by a beatific blue sky, makes ethanol sound, look, and even feel like a good idea. But like so many things in this world, it is not as it seems.
According to the Department of Energy, the United States uses 178 billion gallons of gas a day. That means we put out a lot of emissions. But, the process of creating ethanol also emits a lot of pollutants into the air. Continue reading…
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March 1st, 2008 at 3:09 pm
This is very good. we dont have to depend on petroleum to create energy. let’s us pray other fuel of energy will born everyday
March 2nd, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Great article, I really agree with what you said about biofuels we certainly need to figure out a way to break away from oil and venture out on our own.