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America Was Wrong About Ethanol - Study Shows

Engineering Explained · explainer · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Engineering Explained examines new research suggesting corn ethanol in US gasoline may emit as much or more carbon than gasoline. It covers the Renewable Fuel Standard and why ethanol was assumed to be a green fuel.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as an accessible summary of evidence that corn ethanol is no better than gasoline for emissions.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Corn-based ethanol is at best as bad a carbon emitter as gasoline, and it's most likely worse.”

    Numbers showing corn ethanol is no better than gasoline

    dreamcompiler, 2022-04 · Recommendation · in “The logistics behind corn farming [video]”

  2. “This video is an interesting look at this whole issue”

    Compares corn and switchgrass ethanol GHG emissions

    dmbche, 2023-06 · Recommendation · in “Net energy of cellulosic ethanol from switchgrass”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: ethanol, renewable fuel standard, carbon emissions, biofuels, gasoline

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