Is solar the new ethanol?

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Politicians used to tell us that we could save the planet by squeezing booze out of corn and then burning it in our car. Ethanol subsidies today are considered a boondoggle that benefits farmers but not Mother Earth. One problem: the massive amount of energy that goes into producing ethanol.

Guess what new “green technology” has similar problems?

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