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To: SierraWasp
Ethanol is a home-grown renewable fuel made primarily from corn feedstock that can be blended with gasoline to make it burner cleaner

Some environmentalists hate ethanol; they say that ethanol is terrible for the environment.

For instance, the runoff from corn fields create "dead zones" in rivers, lakes, deltas, and oceans near coastlines.

Furthermore, in order to produce ethanol, a lot of corn must be produced, using exorbitant amounts of water and other natural resources.

Therefore, ethanol creates huge environmental problems. It is more expensive than oil in many ways.

24 posted on 04/18/2006 5:09:22 PM PDT by daivid
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To: daivid

You really don't know a whole lot about growing corn , do you?


45 posted on 04/19/2006 5:20:31 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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