{"id":332943,"date":"2024-06-15T14:24:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T12:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=332943"},"modified":"2024-06-15T14:24:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T12:24:37","slug":"green-renewable-fuel-plants-are-releasing-more-pollution-than-oil-refineries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=332943","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Green\u2019 renewable fuel plants are releasing MORE pollution than oil\u00a0refineries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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So-called \u2018green\u2019 fuel refineries have used loopholes in federal regulation to become massive polluters, according to a new report.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 275 Biofuel and ethanol manufacturers in the US released 12 million tons of toxic materials into the air in 2022 compared to 15 million emitted by oil refineries, the report detailed.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, these plants released more of four kinds of toxic chemicals that can cause vomiting, diarrhea and shortness of breath in the short term, and have been linked to <\/em>cancer<\/em><\/a> in the long term.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their report reviewed 2022 data that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released from 191 ethanol plants, 71 biodiesel plants and 13 renewable diesel plants.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only were the \u2018green\u2019 manufacturers emissions nearly on par with oil and gas, they also released more of particularly potent toxins than the petroleum manufacturers \u2013 including hexane, acetaldehyde, acrolein and formaldehyde than traditional oil and gas refineries.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Formaldehyde fumes can cause cancer, and acetaldehyde is a suggested carcinogen as well. When hexane gas is inhaled, it causes dizziness, nausea and headaches, according to the EIP.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acrolein, which is also found in cigarettes and build materials, can cause vomiting and shortness of breath and has been linked to asthma.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of that, the process of cultivating the raw materials and transforming them into biofuels isn\u2019t better for the environment than traditional oil and gas, the report found.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biofuel plants in the US emitted 33 million tons of greenhouse gasses in 2022. That\u2019s equivalent to the amount of greenhouse gases coming from 27.5 oil refineries.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even as reports of this sort are increasing, the \u2018green fuel\u2019 industry is booming.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is thanks in part to increased funding from the Biden administration, which has allocated billions in funds for developing a green aviation fuel, <\/em>Inside Climate News reported<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s difficult to total how much money the administration has funneled towards this industry through the different agencies of the executive branch.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But just the most recent announcement from President Biden <\/em>included $238 million<\/em><\/a> for expanding biofuel production.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ever since 2005, the US government has mandated that petroleum manufacturers blend their product with biofuels like ethanol.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has likely played a role in the rapid expansion of these manufacturers- where the number of plants has increased eight times over since 2000.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethanol is a type of fuel that\u2019s made from corn. Roughly 40 percent of all the corn grown in America goes towards making the fuel.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, corn production has expanded too \u2013 adding roughly 7 million acres of new corn farms each year after the new federal regulations.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These plants are primarily located in rural areas, near the farms that supply the raw materials for their fuel \u2013 in states like <\/em>Illinois<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>Iowa<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has caused the tilling of land that would\u2019ve been conserved for its natural plant and animal life, Reuters reported.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of these biofuel plants, Archer Daniels Midland, located in Illinois, was found to be the biggest source of hexane in the country, a toxin that can cause nerve damage.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has caused nearby residents to develop dizziness and nausea, Robert Hirschfeld, Director of Water Policy at the Prairie Rivers Network, said.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of the problems that the manufacturing itself has caused, the report writes, the increased demand for corn has made farmers clear and allocate more farmland for the crop.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has contributed to deforestation and habitat loss that worsens global warming and potentially endangers animal species, according to research from <\/em>University of Minnesota<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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