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  The real question to ask is:  Who's scientists are you going to listen to?

  Those bought and paid for by the oil industry?

  The oil industry, and all their millions of $ in lobbying power are pushing for the false "science" of indirect land usage - which is how they calculate Ethanol to be bad for the environment.  But it doesn't pass the smell test at all.

  Indirect Land Usage basically states that for every acre of corn we grow in the US, the Brazilians have to burn down an acre of rain forest to grow replacement food.  That is like saying if you eat at a Chinese restaurant tonight - a family in China will go hungry.

  Our ability to increase yields for Corn has increased 5 fold just in the last few decades alone.  We are currently using the same amount of land to grow corn as we did in 1940.  No requirement to burn down rain forest.  None.  Zilch.  Zippo. 

  Just think about it... Ethanol.  It's Alcohol.  In fact it is the exact same alcohol we drink (in lower concentrations) in beer and wine.  How hazard can something be - that is fit for human consumption?  Now try drinking crude oil.  Have a glass of that tonight instead of beer.

  There was an article last month that mentioned there is STILL a mess up at the Exxon Valdese spill.  20 years later – the ecological impact continues. 

  We grew all the Corn we needed last year for food, we exported a record amount, we made all the Ethanol we wanted… AND we have a surplus beyond that.  AND corn yields are continuing to increase.

  I want to make fuel here – good clean Ethanol. 

   

  On A bad idea, plus lots of cash posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago 7 Responses