silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 years agoCorn to Power Airplanes? Biden Administration Sets a High Barwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10cross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
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minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoWe’re actually giving about half the US corn crop to cars already. The other half goes to animals, with a rounding error going to people. I also recommend reading the article: the policy makes it difficult to get a subsidy to convert corn into jet-a fuel
minus-squareMtnPoo@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI saw the part about it being hard to get the subsidy. Sounds like it’s happening anyway.
We’re actually giving about half the US corn crop to cars already. The other half goes to animals, with a rounding error going to people.
I also recommend reading the article: the policy makes it difficult to get a subsidy to convert corn into jet-a fuel
I saw the part about it being hard to get the subsidy. Sounds like it’s happening anyway.