Subject	Grain exports are up. Food costs follow energy costs.
Posted by	not4resaleZ on December 21, 2010 at 12:27 PM
	This message has been viewed 79 times.
In Reply To	Yes, but when you are growing this crop instead of other posted by MixManMash on December 21, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Message	DOE reported that corn exports grew from 2002 to 2007 (by 50%) even as corn ethanol production in the U.S. increased at an average rate of 25% per year. A report prepared for the California Air Resources Board by a team of scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory found corn ethanol contributed "minimal to zero" impact from the Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) scheme. I'm not familiar with the effects of growing corn on soil, but I will look into it.
Follow Ups	Ethanol: Nobody wants it, but the lobbies keep pushing it - Adam (NoVA) 12:28:26 12/20/10 End of the line for ethanol? - blackomega 13:25:41 12/20/10 That's a little old. The tax bill just passed extended - not4resaleZ 16:07:47 12/20/10 BAHAHA theres WAY too much money in ethanol production. - Figifister 16:12:13 12/20/10 Big oil will do what it can to kill ethanol. Ethanol has - not4resaleZ 16:31:23 12/20/10 Whatever it is, it is burning like water now - tuckz32 18:50:01 12/20/10 Exactly, its a stale mate situation. (n/m) - Figifister 19:56:04 12/20/10 OK, lemme get this straight - vorpalZ 22:44:56 12/20/10 thank you (n/m) - LJZTT 07:51:16 12/21/10 I don't care for E85 either until we have a better means - BigTDogg (MA) 08:03:51 12/21/10 2nd. You should never "grow" your fuel in place of food. (n/m) - MixManMash 08:50:07 12/21/10 I really don't see that much harm in using the starch. - not4resaleZ 09:57:34 12/21/10 Yes, but when you are growing this crop instead of other - MixManMash 10:04:29 12/21/10 Grain exports are up. Food costs follow energy costs. - not4resaleZ 12:27:35 12/21/10 CBO - Adam (NoVA) 12:35:37 12/21/10 That *would* be true,.. IF we were already using - CoHPhasor 16:23:06 12/21/10
Post a Followup	You cannot reply to this message because you are not logged in.