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Government report looks at ethanol’s use of water

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AP A new government report examining whether increased biofuels use could pinch the nation's water resources says farmers in the Northern Plains use considerably more water to produce a gallon of corn ethanol than growers in other parts of the country.

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http://green.yahoo.com The U.S. population nearly doubled between 1950 and 2000; however, the demand for water during that period more than tripled. Americans now use an average of 100 gallons of water every day, enough to fill 1,600 drinking glasses.¹ With increased demand comes increased prices, not to mention the threat to our water reserves and environment. The Chesapeake Bay Program estimates that only 4 of those 100 gallons are ...

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These are good, really good: Sheila Kuehl (former Assemblywoman) writes clearly on how California's water bills are useless and expensive. Read all her essays! Water hogs : "Farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas use, on average, 323.6 gallons of water to produce one gallon of ethanol from corn , with all but 3 of those gallons used for irrigation. The GAO said that's 20 to 30 times the amount of water used in... corn ...

Government report looks at ethanol’s use of water (AP)

21 hours ago ago from Great Blue Marble

AP A new government report examining whether increased biofuels use could pinch the nation's water resources says farmers in the Northern Plains use considerably more water to produce a gallon of corn ethanol than growers in other parts of the country. See the original post here: (AP)"> (AP)">Government report looks at ethanol's use of water (AP)

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