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Kaleva

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Fri May-06-11 07:16 PM
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13. Ethanol replaces gasoline; not oil per se.

In 2010, the US produced 13.23 billion gallons of ethanol. In 2009, the latest figures I could find, ethanol accounted for 10% of motor gasoline consumption in the US.

From the article you posted:

"ethanol requires huge regions of fertile land, plus massive amounts of water and sunlight to maximize crop production ."

Is the author arguing there will be less sunlight for the rest of us if ethanol production continues to increase?

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