Airlines want to replace jet fuel with ethanol to fight global warming, and that would require hefty amounts of corn and water.
The New York Times says “Their ambitious goals would likely require nearly doubling ethanol production, which airlines say would slash their greenhouse gas emissions. If they succeed it could transform America’s Corn Belt yet again, boosting farmers and ethanol producers alike, but also potentially further damaging one of the nation’s most important resources: groundwater.”
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