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Rebutting ethanol lies

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:August 17, 2008
Post category:Energy Environment
Post comments:2 Comments

I recently wrote a post called "Ethanol Lies." Here's a Reason.tv documentary rebutting some of those ethanol lies. See, also, this post on how ethanol kills.

How (corn) ethanol kills: a lesson in basic economics pertaining to fuel supply, fuel demand and price.

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:March 12, 2008
Post category:Consumerism Economy Energy Environment Food Good and Evil
Post comments:5 Comments

In an earlier post, I argued that people need to better appreciate that dollars are fungible (see here and here). Why is it important to understand that dollars are fungible? A case in point is the new American enthusiasm for turning food into fuel. Consider this report from Fortune Magazine:…

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