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This comparison completely ignores a glaring counterpoint: corn. It's not the Democrats shoving through corn subsidies, then cramming ethanol requirements int
by stonogo 5y ago
This comparison completely ignores a glaring counterpoint: corn.
It's not the Democrats shoving through corn subsidies, then cramming ethanol requirements into the system. It's not Republicans either. It's universally bipartisan, despite ethanol being a terrible fuel source.
- sokoloff 5y agoOne small thing corn-sourced ethanol has going for it is that it’s using current carbon rather than ancient carbon.
- adrianN 5y agoAFAIK making the ethanol involves more fossil fuel use than you save by burning the ethanol instead of using petrol directly.
- sokoloff 5y agoBottom of page 2 suggests that’s not the case: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/edg/news/archives/documents/Myths_and_Facts.pdf https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/edg/news/archives/do... As someone who has changed or disassembled and cleaned many a carb from crappy ethanol-polluted gasoline, I’m not pro-ethanol, but I think there’s a slice of science in favor of it on lifecycle emissions basis.