Monday, October 15, 2012
NECSI analysis makes sense
The New England Complex Systems Institute in their project on ethanol use for fuel are producing relevant insights:
They 'make three key statements to enhance
understanding and communication about ethanol production's impact on the
food and fuel markets: (1) The amount of corn used to produce the
ethanol in a gallon of regular gas would feed a person
for a day, (2) The production of ethanol requires so much fossil fuel
energy that its energy benefit is only about 20%, and (3) The cost of
gas made with ethanol is actually higher per mile because ethanol
reduces gasoline's energy per gallon.'
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