Corn is turned into ethanol, and is then blended with gasoline. The US consumes ~14B gallons of ethanol per year. It’s a net negative because it’s carbon and wa

Corn is turned into ethanol, and is then blended with gasoline. The US consumes ~14B gallons of ethanol per year. It’s a net negative because it’s carbon and water intensive and farmers advocate for more ethanol than is necessary as a subsidy via government mandate. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/03/environment-corn-farming-trump-administration https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/03/environm... https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/news-releases/article/2026/01/u-s-ethanol-blend-rate-tops-11-in-october-as-e15-expansion-continues https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/news-releases...