Posted by Paul on August 22, 2013 at 12:24:02 from (66.60.223.232):
In Reply to: Re: ethanol question posted by Dean on August 22, 2013 at 07:19:35:
I honestly, genuinely believe corn ethanol in the USA returns 4 benefits to us.
1. A tad net energy increase.
2. A tad cheaper fuel.
3. A tad less pollution.
4. A tad better ecconomy, keeping fuel dollars within the USA instead of going to Middleeast, Canada, or Mexico.
Now, its not like earth shattering huge improvements, but even baby steps in any of those is a good thing.
I believe some day we will need to move on to the next type of fuel, as we moved from whale oil, to coal oil, to distillate, to gasoline and diesel. I believe ethanol is a transition fuel, certainly not the whole answer, but a step. It is good to take a step now and then.
You really haven't offered anything but negative comments on this topic over time. What is your solution to all this? If you are so negative on ethanol, do you believe the oil companies are indeed looking out for your best interest? Do you believe they have solutions for us?
What is your answer, if you don't like the one that appears to be progressive and answering so e of the questions in some small ways?
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