Category Energy

Biofuel isn’t as green as you might think. Plus, if farmers grow huge amounts of biofuel stock rather than food crops, then the price of food will rise. Also, large amounts of gasoline and petroleum-based fertilizers are used to grow…

From a DOE site. Note the sign at the bottom “Development means cornbelt prosperity.” Still does! Except, if huge amounts of corn get used for ethanol, then less is available for livestock and people. Hmmm.

And that means higher prices in supermarkets for meat and poultry. While ethanol is a renewable resource, using it on a widespread basis as planned means large amounts of crop land will be used to grow it, not food, something…

It’s a renewable alternative to using diesel for remote stations.