From latimes.com
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Brazilian sugar producers say sugar-based fuel is more environmentally sound than electricity or corn ethanol as an alternative for powering cars. But the odds are long for a change.
Who could resent the attention being showered on electric cars? Stylish and clean, they're the darling of the renewable-energy crowd, which is hailing the scheduled rollout...
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Though you won't hear it from the biofuels lobby, ethanol actually generates the same amount of greenhouse gas as fossil fuels, or more, per unit of energy. But this was still supposed to be better than coal or oil because ethanol's CO2 is "recycled." Since plants absorb and store carbon that is already in the atmosphere, burning them as fuel would create no new emissions, whereas fossil fuels release CO2 that has been buried for millions of...
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From freerepublic.com
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John Mertens, who is running as an independent for the U.S. Senate, is calling for a sharp change in federal policy regarding ethanol production.
His proposal, released this morning, includes a freeze on federally-mandated ethanol production. He is also calling for the federal corn ethanol subsidy to be phased out over the next five years as well as elimination of the ethanol import tariff.
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From blogs.courant.com
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Filed under: Ethanol, Legislation and Policy
It's no secret that ethanol is a controversial fuel. There are numerous arguments against the use of corn-derived alcohol as a fuel, both economic and environmental. The federal and some state governments have been subsidizing corn ethanol production for many years, but the 2007 energy bill mandated a huge increase in production of both corn and cellulosic ethanol.
The subsidies were intended to...
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From autobloggreen.com
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For every dollar that the federal government spent on renewable energies between 2002 and 2008, it put about $2.43 -- nearly two and a half times as much -- into subsidies for fossil fuels.
As detailed in a new report, "Estimating U.S. Government Subsidies to Energy Sources: 2002-2008," this enormously tilted playing field gives quite a marketplace advantage to companies that are already among the most lucrative on Earth.
These figures suck a...
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From change.org
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