Parts of Corn Used to Produce Fuel

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Tip 1 - How Ethanol is Made

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Keith Johnston | permalink

For further reading: http://www.ethanolrfa.org/pages/how-ethanol-is-made ^[1]

Tip 2 - It's Final -- Corn Ethanol Is Of No Use

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Sentinel 507 | permalink

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]

Tip 3 - 10 Ways We Use Corn

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Casper Angelo | permalink

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]