[PLUG-TALK] The Keith Effect - Lightbulb factories closing

Galen Seitz galens at seitzassoc.com
Fri Oct 5 22:05:40 UTC 2007


Russell Senior wrote:
>>>>>> "Rich" == Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> writes:
> 
> Jeme> You have people now pushing corn-produced ethanol as though it
> Jeme> doesn't take way more oil to grow and transport corn in a modern
> Jeme> agribusiness than it would take to fuel the vehicles getting the
> Jeme> ethanol.
> 
> Rich>    Not only is corn-based ethanol more expensive (the plants
> Rich> that produce it generate more pollution than ethanol in gasolene
> Rich> saves), it is less efficient than other ethanol sources (e.g.,
> Rich> sugar cane stalks). But, politics rules.
> 
> Apparently, other ethanol feedstock does substantially better than
> corn.
> 
> 

For links to many news items regarding ethanol, try this.

   http://www.greencarcongress.com/ethanol/index.html

Lots of interesting stuff if you have the time.

galen




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