National Academies Report Examines Hidden Cost of Energy Production and Use in US; Estimates $120B in 2005
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2009
Damages are expressed in cents per VMT (2007 USD). Transportation, which today relies almost exclusively on oil, accounts for nearly 30% of US energy demand. Nonclimate-related damages for corn grain ethanol were similar to or slightly worse than gasoline, because of the energy needed to produce the corn and convert it to fuel.
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