Ethanol as a Fuel
In recent years, E85 ethanol has become an increasingly popular alternative to gasoline as a way to power our cars. Chevrolet is constantly advertising its flex fuel vehicles, or those that can run on both gasoline and E85 ethanol. The government also repeats itself often in stating that using ethanol helps to decrease America’s dependency on foreign oil. Advocates for ethanol also claim that it is an energy efficient way to power cars.
My paper will explore the effects of ethanol on America’s agriculture and how it reduces our dependency on foreign oil. I will also show how studies have shown that the production of ethanol may affect our water sources. Ethanol has also had an effect on rising prices of meat and food at the grocery store. The materials used to research this topic include articles from highly respected newspapers, magazines, environmental journals, and online publications.
My audience will be my classmates and those around me who may have an interest in this topic. Ethanol is becoming a more popular subject to debate, and more people are forming their own opinions on it. My goal is to write a paper that shows the different sides of using ethanol by showing what the pros and cons are of producing ethanol.
Works Cited
Dean, Cornelia. “Panel Sees Problems in Ethanol Production” The New York Times 11 Oct. 2007.
Gross, Daniel. “Popcorn: Is the ethanol boom going bust?” Newsweek 5 Oct. 2007 .
Potera, Carol. “Alternative Fuels: The Economics of Ethanol” Environmental Health Perspectives 1 (2002): A18.
Samuelson, Robert J. “The Upside of Recession?” Newsweek Web Exclusive 30 Apr. 2007. 15 Oct. 2007 .
Sever, Megan. “Is ethanol the answer?” Geotimes June 2006. 15 Oct. 2007 >.
Tenenbaum, David J. “Harvesting the Potential of Biomass” Environmental Health Perspectives 11 (2005): A750-A753.
1 comment:
Jane, you have picked an interesting issue, which, as i can see from your topic proposal, can be discussed in relation to a number of topics. What you need to make clear in your exploratory papers is where the source of controversy lies. So far you have outlined the benefits of using this fuel alternative. However, you have only hinted that there are some potential problems as well. Make sure you address those in the paper. You are saying that ethanol is becoming a subject for debate, but why is it so?
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