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  millions, billions... same diff.

  There's a typo.  I think you mean to say 14.6 MILLION, not billion, acres of corn will be converted into ethanol this year.  Otherwise, that would be quite a footprint indeed...

  This in no way diminishes your point, of course.  In fact, I think there's a better metric to demonstrate this point: show us a map of the U.S., overlaid with a square representing the land area that it would require to grow enough corn to displace half of our oil consumption with ethanol.  That image alone will convince anyone of how absurd corn ethanol is.On A: The cropland area of several states posted 2 years, 3 months ago 13 Responses

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  carbon tax

  Generally, I agree with the gist of the essay...

  BUT- A carbon tax would work SO MUCH BETTER than any of the alternatives you've suggested.  I know, I know, cap-and-trade would get industry behind you.  But that's only because it's a massive hand-out to existing CO2 emitters.  It still creates complex, overlapping regulations that are bound to distort the market and encourage one carbon-fuel over another.  Why not just tax/discourage all carbon emission equally?  Beautiful, simple.  The environment's happy; the market's happy.

  (And let me go ahead and agree with the "clean-coal" comments above.  Grist?  Hello?  You're a website devoted to green readers-- who all know "clean" coal is anything but.  It doesn't look good when you take advertising money from the bad guys...)On New energy rules could unleash an economic boom and help quash climate change posted 2 years, 6 months ago 18 Responses