Yawn. Another story about the way production of biofuels (inferior substitutes for a commodity that is wasted in gargantuan quantities daily) consumes many times their weight in water, a truly vital liquid.
The money quote, the perfect encapsulation of all that is stupid, is here:
State Sen. David Johnson, the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee, said he will not support regulations on how ethanol facilities use water until he sees proof that Iowa’s aquifers are in trouble.
You go, Senator! Never address a problem until it’s a crisis, that’s the spirit! You are a true credit to your species, sir.
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