Ethanol Produces More Pollution Than Gasoline

"Well, this is going to be a heartbreaker for the hysterical global warming crowd," writes Katie Pavlich. "According to a new study, emissions from burning corn are worse for the environment and produce more CO2 or 'global warming' gases than the burning of traditional gasoline." She quotes from the AP story:

Biofuels made from the leftovers of harvested corn plants are worse than gasoline for global warming in the short term, a study shows, challenging the Obama administration's conclusions that they are a much cleaner oil alternative and will help combat climate change.

A $500,000 study paid for by the federal government and released Sunday in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change concludes that biofuels made with corn residue release 7 percent more greenhouse gases in the early years compared with conventional gasoline.

CO2 Emissions Plummet, Thanks to Shale Gas

"For US energy-related carbon emissions, fuel switching to gas is back to the future." writes John Hanger. "After the first quarter, the USA’s 2012 emissions are falling sharply again and may drop to 1990 levels, or just slightly above that important milestone, according to data in EIA’s latest Monthly Energy Review. ... Shale gas production has slashed carbon emissions and save consumers more than $100 billion per year. Truly astonishing!"

"What is most interesting is that this is market driven, not mandate driven," writes Anthony Watts, who graphed the EIA data (below). 




"The shale gas revolution and Barack Obama’s lousy economy, quipped John Hinderaker at powerlineblog.com, "have achieved what endless global warming conferences couldn’t..."