Subject	I wouldn't be so sure
Posted by	pacmanpth on February 26, 2008 at 8:12 AM
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In Reply To	And has huge subsidies to make it cheaper... posted by Zluster on February 26, 2008 at 01:07 AM
Message	Ethanol can be produced from a lot of stuff that is simply wasted right now. Things such as corn/rice stalks and straw that currently yield nothing and are a waste product can be used to make an obscene amount of ethanol. Not to mention there are plants out there with higher yields by corn at a level of many multiples that just aren't being used yet. If the system is optimized and farmers work on efficiency by using those waste products for ethanol production as well, it could definitely be a viable fuel source, maybe not for 100% of the market share, but a significant enough portion to help stem the gasoline demand.
Follow Ups	NOOO! Not ethanol! - ghostinator (fl) 22:24:12 02/25/08 Eh, I've been basically forced to use "up to 10% ethanol" - en5 22:27:01 02/25/08 ethanol is pretty much unavoidable these days (n/m) - aliaZ 22:27:37 02/25/08 yeah almost ALL gas has some ethanol in it.. - nemo1080 22:30:52 02/25/08 Either Ethanol or water, LOL. Around here at least. bummer (n/m) - Sleeper_TTZ(SeKy) 02:35:48 02/26/08 Ethanol is retarded in so many ways. It sounds great though! (n/m) - collegeboy 23:35:52 02/25/08 gotta love E85... - nemo1080 23:42:57 02/25/08 too bad the energy content of ethanol is less than gasoline - aliaZ 00:42:55 02/26/08 Re: too bad the energy content of ethanol is less than gasol - twin3037 01:04:21 02/26/08 meh....no replacement for race gas (n/m) - aliaZ 08:52:40 02/26/08 And has huge subsidies to make it cheaper... - Zluster 01:07:05 02/26/08 Re: And has huge subsidies to make it cheaper... - twin3037 01:29:24 02/26/08 I just like that it's at the pump near every town - nemo1080 01:39:20 02/26/08 I wouldn't be so sure - pacmanpth 08:12:18 02/26/08 What plants are therse that you are talking about - collegeboy 09:06:22 02/26/08 Sure it could be. - Zluster 11:43:46 02/26/08 Yup...also - collegeboy 09:09:52 02/26/08 LOL, not in the same category (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 10:38:38 02/26/08 But you have to burn twice as much per mile. (n/m) - greyzx 13:27:56 02/26/08 people want stuff that sounds like it makes sense in a - LJZTT 23:54:56 02/25/08 So very true. Interesting thing my parents are trying - collegeboy 09:22:15 02/26/08 Oklahoma should be literally covered in windmills, - LJZTT 12:19:45 02/26/08
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