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Originally Posted by ISUKappa
I honestly don't think corn-based ethanol is the answer, and I live in the Midwest and have felt the direct benefit of the current ethanol boom. It is a highly inefficient way to create ethanol and the toll it takes on the natural resources (especially the water table) isn't worth it, IMO. We'd be better off focusing on switchgrass or other forms of cellulose.
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I never said it was the answer. I just said it was an alternative. Plus we wouldn't be able to survive on corn based ethanol alone, because even if we were to convert the entire U.S. corn crop to fuel, it would only offset about 10% of America's gasoline consumption, which is why I also mentioned hydrogen power as another alternative. This we have PLENTY of.
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