The federal government's absurd biofuels initiative is taking a toll on the world's poor. Ordinarily, this is the sort of thing that would drive the left bananas, but one gets the sense that they do not want to irritate the Greens.
The federal government's absurd biofuels initiative is taking a toll on the world's poor. Ordinarily, this is the sort of thing that would drive the left bananas, but one gets the sense that they do not want to irritate the Greens.
Renewable Fuels Assn.: "Tortillas in Guatemala are made from white corn, while U.S. ethanol is produced from No. 2 yellow corn. Very little white corn is grown in the U.S., but acres dedicated to white corn have not been reduced ..."
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"Don’t Believe Everything You Read. Fact check on NYT’s Guatemala Corn/Ethanol Story"
http://www.ethanolrfa.org/exchange/entry/dont-believe-everything-you-read.-fact-check-on-nyts-guatemala-corn-ethanol/
I don't care about corn. But it's usually a good idea to check out the arguments on the other side.
- DEC (Jungle Trader)
Yeah, DEC, I was too rushed. I should know better than to believe the NYT. I'll take a look at your link. Question: Any chance that white corn is being diverted to second order uses, behind the corn used for biofuel?
ReplyDeleteThe link offers more info, Def Ent. My knowledge about corn doesn't go much beyond candy corn and corny jokes.
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