Question Earthority!

“Perhaps the starkest measure of the car culture’s energy appetite is the fact that the state of Iowa, the nation’s leading corn producer, will soon be importing corn. If a meteorite were to land randomly in Iowa, there’s a 35 percent chance it would land in a cornfield; Iowa’s corn harvest last year contained more calories than the state’s human population would consume in 85 years of eating; yet Iowa will be hauling corn in from other states. The grain will be fed to a multitude of new fuel-ethanol factories, along with the state’s existing corn syrup and livestock industries. The world is learning fast that when fuel demand competes with food needs for the sun’s energy, it’s not a fair fight. The energy contained in the gasoline that fills a typical SUV’s tank contains approximately the same number of calories as are required in the annual diet of one adult.” (05/09/08)