EPA RELEASED A LONG-DELAYED REPORT SHOWING ETHANOL HURTS THE ENVIRONMENT

Essentially, the study found that biofuel mandates are boosting production of corn and soybeans. Large-scale production of these crops is causing environmental degradation. The EPA also found that — at least in some instances — using ethanol in lieu of gasoline resulted in worse air emissions.

“[A]ir quality modeling suggests that production and use of ethanol as fuel to displace gasoline is likely to increase such air pollutants as PM2.5, ozone, and SOx in some locations,” read a section of the report pertaining to air quality. While traditional gasoline contains more CO2, ethanol-based fuels have more nitrogen oxides (NOx), which can be more harmful to human health. NOx can exacerbate asthma by causing inflammation of the respiratory airwaves, with long-term exposure resulting in decreased lung function

The mandate in reference concerns the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), a 2005 law that requires oil refineries include a certain amount of ethanol in their fuel mix. 

The full article can be read at the following web link:

http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/04/epa-ethanol-mandate-environment/

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Comment by Willem Post on August 8, 2018 at 9:48am

Here is an article with much information about the ethanol from corn program.

http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/politically-inspired-ma...

Comment by Robert Powers on August 6, 2018 at 5:22pm

This was really known (or at least suspected) a long time ago, but public knowledge would have hurt the farm subsidies in the Farm Bill, that produce the corn for ethanol....an Agricultural welfare program.  It would not be appropriate to ship that corn to 3rd world countries that could use the corn or other crops grown as a food source...and cut into the gasoline sales tax base justified based on ethanol....heaven forbid.

Comment by Stephen Littlefield on August 6, 2018 at 11:51am

This as nearly every other environmental boondoggle rears it's ugly head when the light of truth is shined upon it! It stunts fuel mileage, and detrimental to the drive train, and now the fact that it is more unhealthy for humans and the environment  just kind of caps it off. Another pie in the sky phony fix by environmentalists that is worse than the problem! Without ethanol in the gas gas would be cheaper, more stable and create higher gas mileage, and increase longevity of the engine, all at once!

 

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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law

Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future

"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."

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