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Myth 04/04/12 3:06:30 PM
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Myth: Ø Ethanol uses more energy than it yields.
Facts: ≈ Ethanol production yields 1.7-2.3 units of energy for every unit of energy used in the entire lifecycle process. (Source: USDA)
≈A gallon of ethanol requires 19 times less oil to produce than a gallon of gasoline. (Source: Univ. of Califorina-Berkeley, 2006)
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Myth: Ø Ethanol uses to much water.
Facts: ≈ Since 2001, ethanol producers have lowered their water requirements by 47 percent. (Source: S. Mueller, U. of IL-Chicago)
≈ Only 15 percent of all corn grown in the U.S. is irrigated. The rest in rainfed.
≈Production of marginal oil sources, like Canadian tar sands, requires up to 8 barrels of water for each barrel of oil produced. (Source: Pembina Institute, Canada) |
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Myth: Ø Ethanol uses too much corn.
Facts: ≈ Ethanol uses just 26 percent of the nations' corn crop ona net basis. (Source: USDA, RFA)
≈ Global corn supplies are the largest in history. (Source: USDA)
≈ Ethanol production requires just 2/3 of each bushel of corn. Th remaining 1/3 is fed to livestock in the form of distillers. (Source: RFA)
≈ The U.S. corn harvest in 2011 was the fourth-largest in history. (Source: RFA) |
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Myth: Ø Ethanol ruins engines.
Facts: ≈ Virtually every engine maker-car, truck, boat, lawnmower-provides warranty coverage for E10 ethanol blends.
≈Ethanol has been a fuel source used safely in America since 1978 |
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Myth: Ø Ethanol production raises the price of corn and food.
Facts: ≈ Experts from USDA, the World Bank, academia, and other nongovernmental organizations all note that a range of factors influence food prices including oil prices, commodity speculation, weather, and monetary policies.
≈ According to USDA, American farmers receive just 12.6 cents of every dollar spent on food. (Source: USDA) |
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Myth: Ø Ethanol emits more greenhouse gases than gasoline.
Facts: ≈ Research from the EPA, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and other respected academics show current ethanol production provides greenhouse gas reductions between 30 and 40 percent compared to gasoline.
≈Marginal oil sources, like Canadian tar sands, with which ethanol competes emit three times the greenhouse gases to extract as more traditional oil sources.
≈ Ethanol use in 2011 reduced greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles by 25.3 million tons- the equivalent emissions from 4 million vehicles.
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