Don't
Rely on Ethanol Necessarily, by David Biello.
Not exact matches
REP is not a fan of corn
ethanol, but we do support efforts to
rely more
on biofuels in the transportation sector.
In Brazil, fossil fuels are not part of biofuel production, while in the U.S., corn
ethanol production
relies heavily
on fossil fuels.
When reading about the potentials of cellulosic
ethanol, I find very few optimists who are not financially tied to the industry and the government support that the industry
relies on.
Our analysis of the three major models used to set government policies in the United States and Europe suggests that
ethanol policies in effect are
relying on decreases in food consumption to generate GHG savings (1).
EPA's final rule still
relies on unrealistic increases in the sales of higher
ethanol blends despite the fact that most cars can not use them.
To keep
ethanol competitive with gasoline, major refiners such as Archer Daniels Midland Co. have
relied since the 1970s
on a tax subsidy, now 51 cents a gallon.
There's no industry set up yet; current corn
ethanol relies on using the easily digestible food grain.
Current U.S. biofuel supply
relies almost exclusively
on ethanol produced from Midwest corn.