Ethanol/Corn oil?

Question

I hear Corn/Ethanol oil is bad if this true then why? If you say it isn't true then why is it good?

Answer 1

What is your source of information?

You are obviously confusing several different issues.

Ethanol from corn costs more than gasoline from oil.

Ethanol produces less power than gasoline by volume.

But even the small amount being used is driving up corn cost.

That in turn is driving up the price of feed for beef & pork.

It burns cleaner than gasoline, but still produces CO2.

Answer 2

Corn ethanol is not bad. It allows the US to use less oil when only 10 percent of the oil to make 1 gallon of regular gas is used in ethanol. To the non supporters of ethanol, A vast amount of corn that is produced in the US is shipped over seas to other countries. While we import corn to feed like stock and other animals and us it for food products. The corn used to make ethanol is American based crops. Food does not go up for us because of ethanol. Food costs go up to over seas countries because there is a less amount being shipped out. The politicians that are against ethanol for a temporary fix until we can find something better are lagley persuaded by lobbyist for big oil. Electric cars are not the answer due to the fact during extreme hot summers there a black outs in majors cities and it takes energy from plants that use nuclear power or coal. If you want a clean fuel figure a way to turn what we waste into a fuel. Such as sewage and other non recyclable products. Support ethanol support the Midwest farmers.

Answer 3

why it is bad for the Environment

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why it is bad for people

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Answer 4

i think that world starvation is less important than drilling offshore  ...even though we will not see a MAJOR difference until 2200   ....after all who cares about our grandchildren  ,we will be dead anyway.  p.s.   corn is the fuel of cows ,pigs ,chickens ,  e.c.t.  if we take that away ,where will there future be? use it all for fuel and liqueur ,what kind of plan is that? what will the poor cows ,pigs ,chicys eat? ..environment pigs ,what will they eat? and if we cannot eat them ,will we not be OVER RUN ,by cows ,pigs ,and chickens ,as there would be millions of cows just from McDonald's non use roaming around?