Research Assignment: Ethanol Production

ANSC 351 Ethanol Production

There has been much interest in and tax incentives provided for the production of fuel from corn. Many others think this is a bad idea. Find a recent article that is in favor of turning corn into fuel and an article that is opposed. Remember to use credible sources.

Answer the following questions.

1. Give the citations for the articles.

2. List the reasons, according to your chosen article, we should turn corn into fuel.

3. List the reasons, according to your chosen article, we should not turn corn into fuel.

4. Would turning corn into fuel be feasible without a tax incentive? Explain.

5. What is the net production of fuel when corn is turned into fuel (how much fuel is used to generate fuel from corn)?

6. Write a question you would like to ask one of the authors?

7. Based on what you have read, do you believe we should, or should not, convert corn into alcohol. Justify your answer.