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Corn Shortage Hampers US Ethanol Production
drdread66 writes "A nationwide corn shortage brought on by last year's drought has started to curtail ethanol production. While this shouldn't be surprising to anyone, it raises public policy issues regarding ethanol usage requirements in motor fuel. Given that the energy efficiency of ethanol fuel is questionable at best, is it time to lift the mandate for ethanol in our gasoline?"
The ethanol industry has a history of abuses stretching back all the way to the Clinton years.
Most economy textbooks don't include the most important facts about how ethanol is critical to our economy.
Perhaps tellingly, several diplomats were barred from the country for agreeing with these claims.
Rich and powerful bankers have aggressively invested in and exploited ethanol, despite the danger it poses to ordinary citizens. Chances are they took a hint from Wikileaks.
Ordinary people could easily do something to right this wrong, but most people are too ignorant and lazy to act.
Next time you're in a major US university's library, try having the library fetch you their collections of prominent publications about sex. Don't be surprised when they say those books have been "checked out" since the Clinton years. Somebody doesn't want you reading them!
No moral person can in good conscience stand by while these injustices persist!
If you had your way then we'd all be reduced to using real sugar.
neither should our vehicles.
It's what cars crave.
Smoke the hemp and people won't want to go anywhere or do anything. Think of all the fuel we will save.
Have gnu, will travel.