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Corn Ethanol Energy Sources

Published: Jan 28th, 2009

8 gallonsÃ¢Â€Â™ worth of the energy in 10 gallons of corn ethanol comes from fossil fuels.

Corn Ethanol Energy Sources

Published: Jan 28th, 2009

8 gallonsÃ¢Â€Â™ worth of the energy in 10 gallons of corn ethanol comes from fossil fuels.

Renewable Fuel Standard

Published: Jan 28th, 2009

The federal Renewable Fuel Standard encourages U.S. corn ethanol producers to boost production to 9 billion gallons by 2008 and 15 billion by 2015.

Amazon Deforestation

Published: Jan 28th, 2009

Recent deforestation in Brazil has been rapid, causing greenhouse gas emissions. Some argue planting more U.S. corn for ethanol may ultimately be a contributing factor.