tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post820348098420358986..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Corn Ethanol No Better Than GasBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-35667340389252688502009-02-04T22:22:00.000-06:002009-02-04T22:22:00.000-06:00That's useful information. I really do hope we can...That's useful information. I really do hope we can somehow pull ourselves together as a species and move toward a sustainable, carbon-free energy future. Amazingly, it would probably be possible, but greed might well keep us from it.Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-4008909558477673902009-02-04T12:40:00.000-06:002009-02-04T12:40:00.000-06:00Amanda--Well, you certainly have your finger close...Amanda--Well, you certainly have your finger closer to the pulse of things. This articel said it was an unbiased study by the U of MN, and in corn comntry, you'd like to believe that given what it said about ethanol. All I know is corn is not the godsend everyone wants it to be.<BR/>Anna--I've heard about that, and about algae being used in solar power plants. Neat stuff.<BR/>James--Can you Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-36534023810677312542009-02-03T21:51:00.000-06:002009-02-03T21:51:00.000-06:00There's a lot more bad about corn-based ethanol, s...There's a lot more bad about corn-based ethanol, starting with the way the corn is grown in huge monocultures with intensive use of chemicals, petroleum products, industrial agriculture, and disregard for preserving the land. Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Delimma (and his other books) should be required reading.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-73121122068454910922009-02-03T17:58:00.000-06:002009-02-03T17:58:00.000-06:00Ditto, Benjamin.Ditto, Benjamin.Susan Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532464326705599296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-18079758486050276272009-02-03T14:45:00.000-06:002009-02-03T14:45:00.000-06:00NC is leading the way with algae based fuels. We c...NC is leading the way with algae based fuels. We can grow it and use it already.Anna/Flowergardengirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971296678810885112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-38339480111586885412009-02-03T13:52:00.000-06:002009-02-03T13:52:00.000-06:00Working in the ag industry, these studies come out...Working in the ag industry, these studies come out once a week. Next week's will be a different University extolling corn-based ethanol and its benefits to human health compared to other forms of fuel. It depends on who's commissioning the study, among other things. The Grocery Manufacturers Association launched a huge anti-ethanol campaign in order to take the spotlight off skyrocketing food Amanda https://www.blogger.com/profile/18187395998853313283noreply@blogger.com