Corn Ethanol Is a Scam

April 20th, 2014

Thanks Captain!

Captain Obvious

Via: Fortune:

OK, can we please stop pretending biofuel made from corn is helping the planet and the environment? With huge subsidies for ethanol in gasoline, with all States now selling gasoline having some ethanol blend, and a general misconception that these biofuels are green, corn ethanol has taken on a $30 billion/yr life of its own.

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One Response to “Corn Ethanol Is a Scam”

  1. JWSmythe says:
    April 20, 2014 at 9:40 pm

    Surprised, we are not.

    My big gripes with ethanol in gasoline are these.

    1) In my area, all gasoline is mixed with ethanol.

    2) It has a lower effective power. I believe that was mentioned in the article.

    3) It degrades rubber fuel system components in older vehicles. Even vehicles that are only 10 years old weren’t necessarily made with ethanol resistant components, so the mandatory quantities can (and do) damage the fuel systems. (see point 1)

    If I *want* to buy ethanol, and it were a discounted fuel, that would be great.

    The whole thing was bought by lobbyists to fluff up the revenue of their client’s industry. As the article explains, it does none of us any good.

    I’m not trying to be an anti-environment/pro-oil nut. I’m not. This just wasn’t the solution.

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