Science news articles about 'corn ethanol production'

Scientists have shown that dried distiller's grains (DDGs) --- coproducts of corn ethanol production --- have potential as an organic fertilizer and for weed control. But some ethanol producers are ...

... greenhouse gas policy for taxpayers than corn-ethanol production," said biologist Robert Jackson, the Nicholas ... be years away. So the Duke team contrasted today's production practices for corn-based ...

... Technology, is the first to compare water use in corn-ethanol production on a state-by-state basis. The authors ... States where irrigation is needed to grow corn fared far worse than those where almost ...