Enough is Enough....the hell with Ethanol
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It's all about subsidizing a spoiled constituency.....
Corn's place in the US economy is secure, judging by Congress's approval this spring of an unprecedented $190 billion farm-subsidy package. One of its largest beneficiaries was corn growers.
BTW, that 190B is about the size of the federal deficit.
from:http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/1031/p17s01-lihc.html
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Corn's place in the US economy is secure, judging by Congress's approval this spring of an unprecedented $190 billion farm-subsidy package. One of its largest beneficiaries was corn growers.
BTW, that 190B is about the size of the federal deficit.
from:http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/1031/p17s01-lihc.html
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Again we agree, eerie.Ranger68 said:'Course, not all ethanol's made from corn.
But, please, continue. You're dead on about the subsidies being evil.
Switch grass is much better - nothing wrong with ethanol produced from a source that produces more power that it consumes to produce.
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Brazil wrote the book on Ethanol production and they don't use any corn and half their vehicles run on Ethanol at half the price of gasoline today.
For the USA an ideal crop would be hemp or even switchgrass. The Corn lobby is getting a sweetheart deal in those farm-subsidies, they don't deserve. Corn is also a bad choice for the USA because the ripple effect is driving up costs in the food and feed chain. These price increases are already hitting consumers at the supermarkets.
For the USA an ideal crop would be hemp or even switchgrass. The Corn lobby is getting a sweetheart deal in those farm-subsidies, they don't deserve. Corn is also a bad choice for the USA because the ripple effect is driving up costs in the food and feed chain. These price increases are already hitting consumers at the supermarkets.
Do a search in this forum.frasier said:
I've been behind Ethanol and other alternative fuels for years here.
BIG OIL and their political proxies put the US in the sorry present state of being more dependent on offshore oil than ever.
President Carter 30 years ago tried to wean the US off oil and move the US onto alternative fuels only to have the BIG OIL lobby kill off all those Project Independence Programs.
BIG OIL Robber Barons have far far too much sway in US energy policy making.
End result of this myopia, we are more dependent than ever on offshore oil.
You are partially correct..JC effectively killed the US nuclear reactor program....WoodPeckr said:
No, you don't want to focus on a proven technology that provides a substantial percentage of electricity in Europe - you want solar cells and farm subsidies.frasier said:
You can lay much of the coal driven global warming at Mr. Carters feet...
Now if we could just build farking reactors and refineries in this country....
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Glad you agree bot.onthebottom said:
When Hillary becomes POTUS we will do all in our power to build farking reactors, their waste dumps and oil refineries in your backyard!.....
I think you're in for a disappointment.WoodPeckr said:Glad you agree bot.
When Hillary becomes POTUS we will do all in our power to build farking reactors, their waste dumps and oil refineries in your backyard!.....
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