I’d love to see some analysis of the effect of ethanol requirements in gasoline (a hidden corn subsidy) on food prices linked to this.
See my previous post regarding drought. Not only does the corn ethanol take away acreage from food crops, it uses WAY more water than crops like wheat, beans, etc.
Oh - I also saw a paper (from Berkely???? of all places iirc), that the breakdown of the corn as a fuel releases some other chemical combination that is 100 times worse as a “greenhouse gas” than the oil that it is replacing!
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/02/13/3769036/making-ethanol-is-wasting-californias.html
Here’s the article I saw regarding drought and ethanol.
924 gallons of water to make 1 LITER of ethanol! (UC Berkley)
According to the EPA!!: Corn Ethanol releases more greenhouse gases than petroleum production.
In 2012, animal feed prices (largest cost of animal production for meat, milk, etc.) was up 32%.
But hey, if we can save just ONE polar bear - it’s worth it. (Personally, I think the seals need a better media Rep.)
“I’d love to see some analysis of the effect of ethanol requirements in gasoline (a hidden corn subsidy) on food prices linked to this.”
No matter the effect, we still have the lowest priced food in the history of the world: http://www.businessinsider.com/countries-that-spend-the-most-on-food-2014-2#ixzz2uKxDwBAg