Lan Barnes wrote:
I know it's been talked to death and the subject of some anti-biofuels
FUD, but this story in the NYT on the anticipated impact on scaled-up
ethanol production on corn prices is instructive.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/05/business/05ethanol.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Well, if they're serious about biofuel, they'd allow sugar cane (which
takes less energy to process) rather than corn. Added bonus, it
wouldn't have any effect on current food prices.
But, they're not. Ethanol is just a sop to Iowa Agribusiness.
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