Sentences with phrase «whether ethanol from corn»

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The U.S. is drunk on ethanol — but whether it is made from corn or sugarcane, the crop - derived biofuel raises a host of questions

The key factors determining carbon emissions for corn - based ethanol are (1) whether coal or natural gas is used to power the ethanol plant, (2) whether distillers grains are dried or sold wet, and (3) whether expansion of corn acreage comes mainly from reduced acreage of lower - value crops or if idled land is brought into production.

At issue is whether to suspend a five - year - old federal mandate requiring more ethanol in gasoline each year, a policy that has diverted almost half of the domestic corn supply from animal feedlots to ethanol refineries, driven up corn prices and plantings and created a desperate competition for corn as drought grips the nation's farm belt.

Rainforest Rescue's recent and still active U.S. agrofuel alert with Ecological Internet has already led to partial success, as the decision on whether to increase the corn ethanol blend from 10 % to 15 % has been delayed for a year.