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Ethanol May Have High Cost

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Thanks to the boom in ethanol production spurred by green-energy concerns, corn farmers in Yuma County [Colorado]–one of the top three corn-producing counties in the country–are enjoying a new prosperity. But the green-fuel boom touted as a clean, eco-friendly alternative to gasoline is proving to have its own dirty costs. (Newsweek ^[1], Friday)

Pesky unintended consequences. . .

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Ethanolics Anonymous ^[2] by Lawrence W. Reed

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[1] Newsweek: http://www.newsweek.com/id/114364

[2] Ethanolics Anonymous: http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=3892

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