silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months agoCorn to Power Airplanes? Biden Administration Sets a High Barwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10cross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkCorn to Power Airplanes? Biden Administration Sets a High Barwww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·6 months 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-up1·6 months 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.