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From: Co-op America <coopamericanews@coopamerica.org>
To: Jennifer Chesworth <cafesombra@aol.com>
Sent: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 3:59 am
Subject: Corn Ethanol's Dirty Little Secret

corn ethanol's dirty secret
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Dear Jennifer Chesworth,
Ford and GM don't want you to know that ethanol-fueled cars are less
fuel efficient and, using current technologies, can produce more global
warming gases than gasoline-fueled cars.
Instead of improving fuel efficiency and increasing production of hybrid
and plug-in vehicles, Ford and GM are paying big bucks to convince
Americans that corn ethanol is the only viable fuel alternative for our
future.
They couldn't be more wrong! And we need your support
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Co-op America is launching a full-scale campaign to tell Ford and GM
that *Corn Ethanol is NOT the answer!*
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In addition to the environmental damage a shift to corn ethanol will
cause, it will be a disaster for our food supply.
The corn used to fill a 25-gallon vehicle tank with ethanol, just one
time, could feed one person for an entire year. The rising demand for
corn for fuel will drive up food prices and plunge struggling families
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