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Less corn planted, despite ethanol

Posted March 31, 2008 - 16:26 by Philip Brewer

Food and Drink, Consumer Affairs

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Prompted by high prices (driven by demand from ethanol production), farmers planted more acres of corn last year than any year since 1944.  This year, though, planned acres for corn are down 8%, and soybeans are back up to normal.

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Rolling Stone article on ethanol

Posted 2 years ago by Philip Brewer

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In my recent post Plan for expensive fuel, I mentioned sustainable fuels in a somewhat dismissive fashion. I'll have more to say about that eventually, but in the meantime, I wanted to link to Rolling Stone magazine's excellent article on the limitations of ethanol as a replacement for fossile fuels:

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