Did you know ethanol creates more greenhouse gases than gasoline?

Question

Did you know ethanol creates more greenhouse emissions that regular, old fashioned gasoline?

Ethanol creates more greenhouse emission than gasoline indirectly, this means that the production of ethanol, from growing to harvesting, fermentation, refining, and transportation, causes more emissions than if we just stuck to gasoline.

If you don't believe me, please look it up.

This is our planet and we need to do what we can to save it.

ETHANOL is NOT the answer.

Not only does ethanol cause more greenhouse emissions but it creates more waste than gasoline and more and more of the worlds' farmers are switching to corn production due to the need for the creation of more ethanol.

Because of this, there have recently been levies placed on rice purchases across the world.

Some believe that we (the United States) only believe in ethanol so deeply because it can be created without major assistance from any not-so-friendly countries. I believe this is true. Please write your congressmen &

Answer 1

One thing we should remember about ethanol that some studies leave out is that The net carbon released is from the planting - fertilizing - harvesting of what ever source is used. The carbon released from the combustion of ethanol is less then from petroleum based fuels. You would not include combustion released carbon as that carbon was obtained from the atmosphere, so it would be neutral.

Petroleum releases carbon that has been stored for millions of years adding to the green house effect.

No mater what the carbon admissions are, we should not be using food stock as the source for ethanol or bio fuel. Corn, rice, soy etc... need to be used as food or feed. Granted , it is not as easy to produce Ethanol from cellulose waste right now, soon it will become a much better solution then we have at the present.

Answer 2

I just read this year's US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Summary from EPA... it draws attention to ethanol and other gas emissions culprits.  Scary stuff.  I think I'm going to make my students read it.  You can download it for free (and print, etc) at BooksOnBoard: https://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?B...

Answer 3

Indeedans,

I currently run Bio Fuel (straight vegetable) in a 1999 Dodge 3500 truck. But all Cummins engines were modified from the factory to run on BioD since around 1992 without any modification.

Most vehicles are already equipped to run on Alternative Energy. In fact you’re probably even driving one right now and didn’t even know it. Go to www agua-luna com for a list of this vehicles

Ethanol doesn’t go bad like petroleum it’s just Alcohol. It’s what preserves your wine and gets better as the years go by.

Ethanol is a much cleaner fuel than petrol (gasoline):



It is a renewable fuel made from plants

It is not a fossil-fuel: manufacturing it and burning it does not increase the greenhouse effect

It provides high octane at low cost as an alternative to harmful fuel additives

Ethanol blends can be used in all petrol engines without modifications

Ethanol is biodegradable without harmful effects on the environment

It significantly reduces harmful exhaust emissions

Ethanol's high oxygen content reduces carbon monoxide levels more than any other oxygenate: by 25-30%, according to the US EPA

Ethanol blends dramatically reduce emissions of hydrocarbons, a major contributor to the depletion of the ozone layer

High-level ethanol blends reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 20%

Ethanol can reduce net carbon dioxide emissions by up to 100% on a full life-cycle basis

High-level ethanol blends can reduce emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by 30% or more (VOCs are major sources of ground-level ozone formation)

As an octane enhancer, ethanol can cut emissions of cancer-causing benzene and butadiene by more than 50%



Sulphur dioxide and Particulate Matter (PM) emissions are significantly decreased with ethanol.

Lastly and my favorite.. It can be made at home.

It will cost about $1.10 to $1.20/gal to make the alcohol from various feed-stocks like corn, barley, potatoes, or Jerusalem artichokes. You will also have by-products which you can sell or use as animal feed, reducing the total cost down to about $.95/gal.

Biofuel is recognized by both the US Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy as an alternative fuel, and qualifies for mandated programs under the Clean Air Act Amendments and the Environmental Protection Act of 1992 (EPAct).

USDA Clears Air with Biofuel: Buses and other diesel-burning vehicles run cleaner if they mix biofuel with regular diesel fuel, said the US Department of Agriculture at a biofuel fuel seminar at a USDA research center.

Conversely most major automotive manufacturers (Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors, etc) recommend the use of bio fuels, and nearly every car manufacturer in the world approves ethanol blends in their warranty coverage.

In fact your probably even driving an ethanol car and didn't even know it.

The trick is finding fuel.

I've been producing biofuel for about 3 years now, it's not extremely difficult. Basically you need general household ingredients, a processor (or still for ethanol) and some used oil. Blend it, let separate, screen and use. I complied a guide a while back to help walk you threw the process step by step, just email me or check out..

www agua-luna com

Hope this helped, feel free to contact me personally if you have any questions if you’d like assistance in making your first self sufficient steps, I’m willing to walk you step by step threw the process. I’ve written several how-to DIY guides available at  www agua-luna com on the subject. I also offer online and on-site workshops, seminars and internships to help others help the environment.

Dan Martin

Alterative Energy / Sustainable Consultant, Living 100% on Alternative & Author of How One Simple Yet Incredibly Powerful Resource Is Transforming The Lives of Regular People From All Over The World... Instantly Elevating Their Income & Lowering Their Debt, While Saving The Environment by Using FREE ENERGY... All With Just One Click of A Mouse...For more info Visit:  

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Stop Global Warming!!!

Answer 4

Ethanol from Switchgrass may be a solution.  Switchgrass Yields Five Times More Energy Than is Used to Grow it.

Answer 5

Switchgrass ethanol doesn't work well, either.

"Several new studies show the biofuel boom is doing exactly the opposite of what its proponents intended: it's dramatically accelerating global warming, imperiling the planet in the name of saving it. Corn ethanol, always environmentally suspect, turns out to be environmentally disastrous. Even cellulosic ethanol made from switchgrass, which has been promoted by eco-activists and eco-investors as well as by President Bush as the fuel of the future, looks less green than oil-derived gasoline."

                                     TIME Magazine "The Clean Energy                                                                

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Even if existing ethanol is cleaner than gas, it take more to produce. The amount of ethanol required to fill the tank of an average SUV could feed 100 people for a year. Also, the amount of land required to actually grow all this corn is phenomenal. In Brazil, people are cutting down the rainforests to grow corn, causing even more global warming.