More Ethanol Means More Corn _ and More Water Pollution
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CHARLESTON, Ill. _ Kayaking in green algae is not Ron Easter's idea of the pleasant outing he seeks as he sets out three or four evenings a week to paddle the Embarras River in the farmlands of eastern Illinois.
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By Anonymous  Ethanol may not be the healthiest solution to the atmospheric pollution problem after all, according to a recent study from Stanford University. A computer model simulated U.S. air quality in 2020, when ethanol-fueled vehicles are expected to be widely available.
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Growing capacity could break the heart of ethanol investors.
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Cuba has the potential to make 3.2 billion gallons of ethanol a year, a figure that would make it the world's third-biggest producer. Reaching that target would require a massive infusion of foreign capital, but with Cuba quietly modernizing its ethanol infrastructure, is the country preparing to jump into the ethanol game?
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Drought, pollution, mismanagement and politics have made water a precious commodity in much of the world.
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By Nash, Steve  Biofuel's the thing, the new universal solvent, the energy elixir, the great wet hope. Your next car-or maybe the one after- could run on corn, or soybeans, or old pizza boxes.
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Blog: Although long-term prospects for ethanol are positive, experts warn that corn-based ethanol investments could hit snags.
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By DIRK LAMMERS SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - President Bush's proposed budget would put a land conservation program that protects some 35 million acres on hold in favor of boosting corn production to meet the growing demand for ethanol.
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Making ethanol from corn is expensive. Better biofuels are years away from the gas tank. But do we really have any alternative?
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Across the globe, huge demand for biofuels has created tension between using land to produce fuel and using it for food.
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America is drunk on ethanol -- Midwestern corn farmers, Detroit automakers, politicians approving subsidies and Bush shaking hands in Brazil, but ethanol isn't ready for primetime. By the Associated Press.
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Even as some states are mandating ethanol as part of the fuel mix, new research suggests that some biofuels are less ecofriendly than they seem.
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Even in the Midwest where ethanol is most popular, its success as an alternative fuel is far from assured.
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Sugarcane farming has made the country's ethanol competitive with gasoline&#8212;but some say a biofuel boom could mean bust for Amazon rain forests.
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U.S. scientists have transformed sugar into a liquid transportation fuel they say has a 40 percent greater energy density than ethanol.
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Iowa residents notice the White House hopefuls who regularly tour their state, one of the nation's premier agriculture regions, don't mention farming much, but they love ethanol. Other ag issues may take a backseat, but a pro-ethanol stance translates to farm support -- it means high prices for corn and soybeans.
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Fans would be more likely to try ethanol made in the USA if their NASCAR heroes used the fuel, according to a GM VP. Plus: The EU agrees to base emissions tax on the size of the emissions, not the vehicle. In Autopia.