What Is the Truth Behind Ethanol Subsidies?
Dec 09
What are ethanol subsidies, and where do they fit with the ethanol fuel pros and cons? Ethanol e85, gasohol, and other types of fuel include ethanol in varying amounts, but why does this industry deserve ethanol subsidies? Some say it does not, and they blame the production of this biofuel for higher food prices around the world and an increase in world hunger and starvation. One fact that is not disputed is that the corn used in the production of this alternative fuel is not fit for human consumption. Much of the corn that is used for this biofuel would have been used for livestock feed if it was donated instead of used domestically, and would not feed the hungry around the globe.
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The amount of farmland is limited. By using that land to grow corn for ethanol you are raising the prices of food by creating food shortages. There is not enough land to provide us with enough ethanol to eliminate our need for fossil fuels. Ethanol is more harmful to the environment when it is burned that fossil fuels. I reject the premise that we should not use fossil fuels.
June 16th, 2010 at 10:28 pm