I just finished reading a very informative article on Biofuels on Time (April 7, 2008). It seemed like an appropriate time to post since I also saw that ethanol is now available at gas stations such as the one on i-35 and parmer. Ethanol is a biofuel - and is derived from corn. Soybean is another form of bio-diesel, so is sugarcane. So couple of things that seem really striking:
- America's leaders today endorse biofuels like ethanol. The consequences: lost greenlands that would hold much more carbon. In addition, ethanol produces even more harmful effects than gasoline to the environment. So, it seems logical that ethanol is not the answer should we want to save the environment.
- This probably has already occurred to you, but I'll go ahead and state it anyway. With corn now being used to run our cars than to feed us, the demand and prices for such food items goes up. Do we want to eat at a reasonable price or keep our cars running?
Thanks for reading!
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Tell that to all the car manufacturers poised to pump out new lines of flex fuel cars in the next few years.
If you've been watching the Olympics, the Chevy Volt electric car has been plastered all over it. Beautiful car, great concept, and the ad is simple too. 40 miles with not a drop of gas!
Oh, and think about how much fresh water is used to grow all that organic gasoline
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