Parts of Corn Used to Produce Fuel

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How Ethanol is Made More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Keith Johnston | permalink
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For further reading: http://www.ethanolrfa.org/pages/how-ethanol-is-made ^[1]

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It's Final -- Corn Ethanol Is Of No Use More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Sentinel 507 | permalink
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Can we stop pretending biofuel from corn is helping the planet and the environment? The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report reversing its previous support of biofuels, stating, “Increasing bioenergy crop cultivation poses risks to ecosystems and biodiversity” and “[Use of biofuels]…can lead to greater total emissions than when using petroleum products.”
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For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2014/04/20/its-final-corn-ethanol-is-of-no-use/ ^[2]

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10 Ways We Use Corn More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Casper Angelo | permalink
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The most historically American crop is also the most versatile. Corn (Zea mays) is essentially grass that has been cultivated and bred to the size it is today. Originally cultivated in Mexico 7,000 years ago, corn is now America's biggest crop and a staple of the global food supply. Corn is used in many ways other than feasting on at the dinner table or popping for movie snacks, some you might not even

For further reading: http://mentalfloss.com/article/26030/10-ways-we-use-corn ^[3]

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Corn for Biofuel Production - eXtension More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Ihatethis | permalink
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Explore corn as an biofuel crop for the production of ethanol to more completely understand the potential and challenges of growing corn...
For further reading: http://www.extension.org/pages/27536/corn-for-biofuel-production ^[4]

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1. http://www.ethanolrfa.org/pages/how-ethanol-is-made

2. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2014/04/20/its-final-corn-ethanol-is-of-no-use/

3. http://mentalfloss.com/article/26030/10-ways-we-use-corn

4. http://www.extension.org/pages/27536/corn-for-biofuel-production