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Here is news about the push to increase ethanol in U.S. gasoline to 15% as well as arguments regarding which is worse for the environment and the economy, biofuel power or electric power.
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #3 It looked fine in my computer file. But it laid down on the job when I uploaded the article. 
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Interesting article. Thanks for sharing. Most of the article was about politics, not about environmental impact or evidence based data that will actually educate people on the issue. It is also a short article, not a thesis. |
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Zitat von Chubs McFun im Beitrag #5 I don't think newspaper articles, or anything on the radio or TV, is really meant to educate the public. Just to entertain them and to get them stirred up and spinning either left or right. But I found the different points of political views expressed in the article interesting and somewhat contradictory. it all depends upon which side of your bread is buttered.
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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #1 Don't need to grow corn to power EV's.........
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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #7Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #1 No, you just need nuclear power stations! |
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Bring on the E-15...our landfills aren’t full yet.
“I would rather be ashes than dust!" ~ Jack London
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Sun Apr 11, 2021 5:42 pm (Last edited: Sun Apr 11, 2021 5:43 pm)
Zitat von Tony101 im Beitrag #8Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #7Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #1 Oh My, that's lots of money upfront. And, that cost over-run issue keeps popping up......... Old Forum Orphan |
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Sun Apr 11, 2021 5:44 pm (Last edited: Sun Apr 11, 2021 5:47 pm)
Zitat von Blackshirt im Beitrag #9 How much field corn do you eat? Besides, who's willing to dump US Corn on the world market below already low prices? As of 2020, 20% of US farm income was federal gov't subsidies. Old Forum Orphan |
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I believe the ethanol tax credit and 50cent a gallon subsides came out during the Reagan administration in response to the oil shortage of the late 70s and as a stimulus to an important mid west voting block. To my imperfect knowledge it take more energy to produce a gallon of ethanol (plant, grow harvest process corn to fuel) than is the result. ...so it is NOT climate friendly. Yes ethanol burns a bit cleaner that gas. Around here Bio diesel means mainly recycling cooking oil...but again do not know the full story. |
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Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:26 pm (Last edited: Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:28 pm)
Zitat von Vtbob im Beitrag #12 Beyond supporting the Grain Belt with a market for a crop (the primary political reason for Ethanol) it is a better (safer) oxygenator than MTBE. Prior to the domestic oil/NG production boom from horizontal fracking, there was a strategic interest in Bio-Fuels as a secure source of fuels for the armed services.980x.png - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte) Old Forum Orphan |
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