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Ethanol and why it's wrong
Biologist David E. Pitts wants farmers, fuel producers, and the government to stop the development of ethanol or at least stop devoting so many resources to the alternative fuel. Why? More oil and diesel will be consumed to farm corn fields set aside for ethanol. He calculates it takes seven times more land to produce one year's worth of ethanol than to feed an average American. The result is more pollution, not less, with ethanol. Corn is an inefficient source of simple sugars used in the production of ethanol. Scientists have to ... Read more →
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Biologist David E. Pitts wants farmers, fuel producers, and the government to stop the development of ethanol or at least stop devoting so many resources to the alternative fuel. Why? More oil and diesel will be consumed to farm corn fields set aside for ethanol. He calculates it takes seven ...
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