Study: Corn-based Biofuel Costs 50 Gallons of Water per Mile

Federal requirements to increase the production of ethanol has developed into a

The researchers report that ethanol derived from corn grown in Nebraska, for example, would require 50 gallons of water per mile driven, when all the water needed in irrigation of crops and processing into ethanol is considered. Fuel derived from irrigated sorghum grown in that state would require even more water to produce