News > Energy Bill and Ethanol
The new energy bill that passed the House has subsidies for ethanol. Ethanol is a renewable energy source made from grain. It can be made in the U.S. from excess corn.
Sounds good, right? But ethanol has lots of problems. For one thing, it encourages engine corrosion. For another, it takes more energy to produce ethanol than ethanol delivers, due to fertizilers, farm equipment, transportation, and processing. Bummer. Lynne Kiesling has a summary of objections to ethanol. Via InstaPundit.
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