Apr

19

Did you know it takes over 1,000 gallons of water to make 1 gallon of Ethanol?

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Insert from the Rocky Mountain News on August 24, 2007

David Pimentel, a professor at Cornell University known for his research in alternative fuels, denounces corn-based ethanol. He is among the critics who say production of one gallon of ethanol uses more than a thousand gallons of water.
Just read this article

http://climate.weather.com/articles/nebraska081007.html

WILLARD

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Comments

12 Responses to “Did you know it takes over 1,000 gallons of water to make 1 gallon of Ethanol?”

  1. civil_av8r on April 21st, 2009 9:32 pm

    OCTAVIO

    think about how much water we’ll have when the ice caps melt :)

  2. igi on April 22nd, 2009 6:08 pm

    SUNG

    takes more for nuclear power

  3. speckofdust7billion on April 24th, 2009 1:11 pm

    TRINIDAD

    The use of ethanol as an alternative fuel is a bad idea. Not only does it require much water but it also requires the burning of fossil fuels. Burning ethanol creates more carbon dioxide than burning gasoline.

    Ethanol is only a good idea if you don’t consider the reduction of global warming to be an environmental priority.

  4. espreses@sbcglobal.net on April 27th, 2009 11:22 am

    KING

    I am not sure of that, but it makes sense. What I do know is that making ethanol from corn has caused the price of food to sky-rocket. It is the height of immorality to allow people to starve while lining the pockets of ADM(big corn) and other producers of this inferior fuel(don’t think so, DO a mil age check and you will see that your vehicle gets about 12% more milage using straight gas)

  5. open4one on April 29th, 2009 9:25 pm

    IVORY

    But it’s so efficient once you add in all the federal subsidies!

    Save a penny at the pump, pay two more in taxes, plus higher prices for corn, it all adds up to campaign donations.

  6. dinodino on May 1st, 2009 11:45 pm

    MARTIN

    Ethanol isn’t the answer — not only uses too much water, drives up corn prices — which makes milk, beef and chicken more expensive — ethanol is being pushed by big agriculture — ADM etc.

  7. Paul on May 3rd, 2009 8:41 am

    STANFORD

    and did you know that none of that water is actually destroyed and can be used over and over and over again…

  8. the brain. on May 5th, 2009 1:13 am

    NELSON

    oh my god, and we already don’t have enough water.

  9. hopeful for change on May 7th, 2009 8:38 pm

    SAMMY

    considering you need water in order to grow the corn for ethanol… that doesn’t surprise me.

  10. ducky on May 10th, 2009 9:45 pm

    JEFFERSON

    why are you passing yourself off as Ron with Reagan’s picture ?

    corn based ethanol isn’t the direction we are headed in.
    whats he say about saw grass ?

  11. scottanthonydavis on May 12th, 2009 1:22 am

    VON

    Isn’t Ethanol made from a crop of specialized corn?

    So where does the water get involved.

    Washing the corn?

  12. Jose R on May 12th, 2009 5:29 am

    TOMMIE

    You might be right. I personally run on ethanol and in the mornings I require a lot of water.

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