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Economists Blast US Corn Ethanol
Program
Twenty percent of the U.S. corn crop
goes into ethanol production
By Barry Wood. Washington, 07 May 2008
The
U.S. program subsidizing the use of corn for the production of fuel
ethanol came under sharp criticism at a Senate hearing Wednesday.
Economists told the panel the program leads to higher food prices.
VOA's Barry Wood has more.
Corn prices worldwide have increased by 50 percent over the past year. John Sununu, a Republican senator opposed to farm subsidies, says corn prices have risen in part because America is using increasing amounts of corn to produce fuel for automobiles.
Twenty percent of the U.S. corn crop goes into ethanol production (Read more)
Biodiesel: Fuel of the Future?
Berkeley, California, 05 May 2008
At the 1900 World's Fair in Paris, Rudolf Diesel exhibited an engine that could run on oil from vegetables and plants. But Diesel's design was eclipsed by automobile engines that ran on petroleum-based fuel. Today, though, with concerns about the environment and the supply of oil, diesel engines – and the sustainable options for running them – are getting a second look. Auto industry analysts expect sales of diesel-powered cars in the United States to triple in the next decade, and many of those drivers will be looking for plant-based fuel, "bio-diesel," to put in their tanks. Jan Sluizer has more on what some say is the fuel of the future. (Read more)
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