Comments on: U.S. Biofuel Expansion Cost Developing Countries $6.6 Billion: Tufts

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By: The Case Against Ethanol from Corn | EPA Abuse

The Case Against Ethanol from Corn | EPA Abuse — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:21:04 +0000

[...] report posted October 12 by Marlo Lewis on globalwarming.org outlines the disaster of the U. S. Renewable Fuel Mandate administered by the EPA. The TV [...]

By: The Case Against Ethanol from Corn

The Case Against Ethanol from Corn — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:31:35 +0000

[...] report posted October 12 by Marlo Lewis on globalwarming.org outlines the disaster of the U. S. Renewable Fuel Mandate administered by the EPA. The TV interview [...]

By: Larry Cramer

Larry Cramer — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:50:49 +0000

Yes and even worse the highly subsidized developed world farming community competes in the same market as the developing world’s agricultural industry, lowering their sales and profits. Do they really care about poverty in the 3rd world?? Import tariffs do exactly the same by excluding poor farmers in the developing world from potentially lucrative markets in the EU and USA. Shame on the taxpayers who continue to fund this madness.

By: James Rust

James Rust — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:35:24 +0000

In January 2011, Peter Brabeck, chairman of the $100 billion Swiss food giant
Nestle, addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and stated
using food for biofuels was “absolute madness

By: James Rust

James Rust — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:36:17 +0000

This report outlines the disaster of the U. S. Renewable Fuel Mandate administered by the EPA. I recommend viewing the TV interview of the Tuft report writer Dr. Timothy Wise that is given by the link at the end of the first paragraph of this article.

Ethanol from corn has been impractical from its inception. Many studies show it requires more energy to produce ethanol than is contained in the product. In addition, it is reported that 1600 gallons of water are required to produce one gallon of ethanol. When you multiply that number by the 2011 production of 12 billion gallons of ethanol, you have 20 trillion gallons of water tied up in producing that one product. This is more water than used by everyone living in the United States for domestic home use–washing, eating, and bathroom needs. This type of waste is not tolerable in drought situations.

After the 2012 election, this monster needs to be addressed by the citizens of the country who should demand repeal of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act. Present biofuels are questionable from a practical and economic standpoint; in particular with the United States vast quantities of transportation fuels in oil and natural gas. Ethanol from corn bears on being criminal.

James H. Rust, Professor of nuclear engineering