Corn: Not the Answer?
I got an email, as I’m sure many of you did from Co-op America just recently. Obviously soliciting me for my hard earned money… but that’s not really the point. The email stated:
Ford and GM don’t want you to know that ethanol-fueled cars are less fuel efficient and, using current technologies, can produce more global warming gases than gasoline-fueled cars.
Instead of improving fuel efficiency and increasing production of hybrid and plug-in vehicles, Ford and GM are paying big bucks to convince Americans that corn ethanol is the only viable fuel alternative for our future.
There were no sources quoted in the email, and I didn’t find any on the site. But in my searching I did find these articles that I thought you might find interesting.
Chevron CEO: Corn is not the answer
A Sweeter Way to Go Green
And a bit of humor…Final proof that ethanol is NOT the answer to our energy needs
corn, sugar, ethanol, gasoline, co-op america
March 9th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Have you ever seen the movie, “Who Killed the Electric Car”? It’s very illuminating. Apparently GM manufactured about 200 electric cars and leased them in the L.A. area. Everyone who had one loved it. They ran about 60 miles on a charge–enough for commuting. GM repossessed them all at the end of the leases, and crushed them. They were a bit too much for the oil companies to bear.