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The High Cost of Banning Atrazine
Banning the agricultural herbicide atrazine would cost between 21,000 and 48,000 jobs from corn production losses alone, according to University of Chicago economist Don Coursey. Dr. Coursey announced his findings at a briefing today sponsored by the Triazine Network at the National Press Club in Washington. The National Corn Growers Association is part of the Triazine Network.
Dr. Coursey estimates atrazine’s annual production value to corn alone to be between $2.3 billion and $5 billion.
EPA actions support viability, value of ethanol
GREELEY, CO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s action to expand the federal Renewable Fuel Standard further validates the value of corn-based ethanol as an environmentally sound renewable fuel.
“The EPA recognizes corn-based ethanol is clearly superior to regular gasoline when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions,” said Mark Sponsler, CEO of Colorado Corn. Ethanol blended into gasoline has proven to be a viable and sustainable renewable fuel.
According to EPA, the Renewable Fuels Standard for 2010 will be set at 12.95 billion gallons.
Ethanol ruling seen as good news for corn farmers
Staff reports,
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's announcement this week that a higher ethanol-gasoline blend is suitable for all 2001 and newer model vehicles is good news, said Mark Sponsler, CEO of Greeley-based Colorado Corn.
“The effort to clear the way for E15 represents a significant advancement for this nation and rural communities. Renewable fuels are a clean and secure alternative to fuels based on foreign crude oil.
