I have some additional thoughts re the Decider's (TM) green conversion via the use of ethanol to save us all. Besides the previously noted* impact that the use of corn to produce fuel will have in a world which already struggles to produce sufficient food to feed all of its inhabitants there is that fact ethanol just isn't all that green. In a best case scenario ethanol produces only 13% less greenhouse gasses than petrol. However using current methods to produce the fuel from the grain, which involve coal fired heating to extract the sugar, the net impact is NIL, ZERO, NONE!
*Note: it seems that the grain prices are already rising therby affecting costs to both meat producers and consumer alike.
*Note: it seems that the grain prices are already rising therby affecting costs to both meat producers and consumer alike.
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