What a crock. When faced with a crisis involving the cost and availability of oil, the administration (oil industry guys, for sure) comes up with a plan to grow more corn to turn to ethanol instead of addressing demand side, and conserving. I think the American people are dying for a sacrifice they can make, and no one is willing to ask for it. The “Global War on Terror ™” can be fought with a Prius and a carpool.
So what are the unintended consequences of this great ethanol plan? We’re starving the already poor in Mexico (I’ll be there for a month or so starting this weekend.)
Next, the rainforest in Brazil is being burned at an increased rate to grow enough corn for the fuel.
It was encouraging crossing Oklahoma and northern Texas and seeing hundreds of HUGE wind turbines. But for the love of Pete, this isn’t going to work without addressing the demand side.
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