Moses

It's Now 'Official': Ethanol Is a Scam

The deforestation that is usually referred to when talking about biofuels is that of the Amazon which contains so much carbon it will take many decades for biofuels to pay off the huge release of it into the atmosphere. As corn prices rise, more farmers move to corn in the US and out of other crops like soybeans, then soybeans go up because of a fall in supply leading Brazilian farmers to deforest the Amazon to plant more soybeans. There are much more efficient biofuel sources other than corn and it is a shame that Congress in their infinite wisdom is passing laws requiring increases in the production of corn ethanol. I'de suggest people read National Geographic's article on biofuels from an issue last fall, it is a much more in depth study and has no political agenda.