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June 29th 07, 12:28 PM
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Hidden costs of ethanol - big business - big profits
Roger, an unsolved issue with alcohol is that smog is produced... I
have not done the reading to see what the solution to that is likely some form of catalytic convertor so I'm not going to claim it is a deal breaker, but it is significant... For the ethanol lovers, I am not against ethanol just against muddy thinking... TO get ethanol for vehicles you: *haul seed and supplies *plow *spray pesticides and herbicides *fertilize *plant grow awhile *knife in nitrogen grow a bit more *herbicides / pesticides again grow awhile more *harvest *haul ferment *distill *haul it again mix with gasoline, or whatever hybrid fuel you make *haul it again and finally pump it onto your vehicle Every step that has an asterisk uses fuel or chemicals or fertilizer dependent upon petroleum... The fuel of your grandchildren will be a hydrocarbon product made from coal, not corn... denny 
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