The Renewable Fuels Association estimates that in 2015 it will take 1/3 of the total US corn harvest to meet ethanol quotas. That means that a 16% increase in corn production will have to support a 234% increase in the amount of corn being turned into vehicle fuel.
2015: 30% of US Corn Harvest Will Be Gasoline : Gas 2.0
2015: 30% of US Corn Harvest Will Be Gasoline : Gas 2.0
(via gas2.org)
Submitted by claybodie on Wed, 2008-04-09 17:39. | Tags: food | agriculture | alternative fuels | biofuels | corn-grain | ethanol | fuel | oil | petroleum | renewable fuels
Outsource the corn. - Bradley C Stark
Will we be outsourcing the corn harvest now?
- Bradley C Stark