Buena Vista localer, Dustin Urban, recently became a contributor to the High Country News column Writers On the Range. He submitted one of his most recent articles entitled A Bad Idea Hits the Gas Pumps where he discusses the perceptions and considerations surrounding the current trend of ethanol usage and production. He states:

“Economic and environmental studies consistently criticize corn-based ethanol because increased demand for the fuel can push up prices for food with corn ingredients and because its production is so energy-intensive…. Ethanol production is so energy-intensive that the United States would have to increase its imports of natural gas to meet mandates for this “domestic” fuel. What’s more, thanks to ethanol’s lower energy density, your vehicle is 33 percent less efficient when it burns ethanol, so you’ll be paying more to fill up more often.”

Dustin brings up a great discussion with regards to our country’s rapid adoption of energy standards that are in support of this alternative fuel source. Please feel free to leave comments about this topic.

You can read Dustin’s full story here.

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