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Given how much the changing climate, rising fuel prices, and declining food supplies have been in the news lately, you’ve no doubt heard some arguments against the use of corn-derived ethanol as an energy source...
...While it’s certainly true that ethanol derived from corn using current methods is not the fuel of a green future—and I tip my cap to anyone who can correctly predict what is—it’s also important that we not let the facts about America’s present energy fad color our attitudes toward other biofuels, including even other forms of ethanol...
...practical global replacement for gasoline going forward. Ethanol is an ace in the political deck of cards; it is backed by a powerful agricultural lobby and grown heavily in the (usually) politically indispensable state of Iowa. Moreover, the infrastructure for distilling and mixing corn-based ethanol into our fuel had been in place since it replaced methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) as the fuel additive of choice early this decade...
...sure, the fuels of the (near) future will have to outshine in a number of areas even the best options we have now. The ideal fuel will annul the feed-versus-fuel debate by complementing, not compromising, the global food supply. Old-fashioned energy politics may still be at play, but scientific advances and increasingly distressed socioeconomic systems signal a readiness to move towards more efficient, less destructive sources of energy. We must now call for an intelligently executed transition from chasing the easy, expedient answers, to seeking the best ones...
...makes the most sense by far.” A REP publicity e-mail argued that it’s necessary to question whether commercially distributed water tastes better, because bottled water “costs roughly 4,000 times more, requiring 1.5 million barrels of oil, enough to fuel 100,000 cars for a year.” The water taste test was part of “Love Your Earth Week,” an entire week of campus-wide green activities. Last night, the Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) served a “breakfast for dinner?...