Re:Map shows how fertilizer is choking the Great Lakes
by freeone3000 on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @10:57PM
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No. 10%, first, is short of 100%. It's short of the 15% required in Iowa, not known for its environmental policy. It's a subsidy to corn producers that doesn't significantly affect oil producers. An actual carbon reduction method would be phasing out oil entirely.
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Re:Map shows how fertilizer is choking the Great Lakes
by sk5t on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @11:16PM
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Ditto, it’s a handout to agribusiness, worsens fuel quality, and has a very debatable benefit otherwise.
Re:Map shows how fertilizer is choking the Great Lakes
by mckinney on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @11:15PM
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So, choke the oceans too? Which is it? Is corn-derived ethanol a fabulous "renewable energy", or is it yesterday's bad idea?
Re:Map shows how fertilizer is choking the Great Lakes
by ncmncm on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @01:57AM
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It is, purely, a mass transfer of cash from consumers to Archer Daniels Midland, among the world's worst corporations. It has uniformly negative benefit for anybody besides Archer Daniels Midland.
Anytime you have occasion to communicate with somebody involved in federal governance—e.g., any member of Congress—always ask what they are doing to stop subsiding Archer Daniels Midland.