tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post2702101522719408617..comments2023-12-29T21:34:44.579-05:00Comments on Political Yen/Yang: Is Ethanol The Answer?LA Sunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-34779887726320635942007-05-25T14:21:00.000-04:002007-05-25T14:21:00.000-04:00Ethanol -- I wish it was better, but from what I'v...Ethanol -- I wish it was better, but from what I've read, and as has been said here, creating it uses almost as much, if not more, energy as it provides. And to have enough to make it worthwhile would take all of our arable land. I'm all for renewable energy, but I'd like to be able to eat, too...<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, just about all of the alternatives to petroleum that we usually discuss Mojo_Risinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524817410479131111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-79411515213624524492007-05-24T06:05:00.000-04:002007-05-24T06:05:00.000-04:00AC,I hadn't heard about this. But, it may just be ...AC,<BR/><BR/>I hadn't heard about this. But, it may just be that there will be no one single answer to this. Maybe it will be a combination of things.LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-85781435199486726602007-05-23T21:53:00.000-04:002007-05-23T21:53:00.000-04:00I keep hearing about this Helium-3 element availab...I keep hearing about this Helium-3 element available in quantity on the Moon. Not sure whether it's science or science fiction, but they've reported about it on some reputable sites.A.C. McCloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04961702447997409190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-41351834230125678712007-05-23T21:43:00.000-04:002007-05-23T21:43:00.000-04:00ME,//I just looked at the gas prices today in my n...ME,<BR/><BR/><EM>//I just looked at the gas prices today in my neighborhood. $3.64/9. Oy!!//</EM><BR/><BR/>That's about what we have here. Double Oy!!!LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-20762252691069280922007-05-23T17:13:00.000-04:002007-05-23T17:13:00.000-04:00LA//Just look at my checkbook sometime and you'll ...LA<BR/><BR/>//Just look at my checkbook sometime and you'll see what I mean. ;)//<BR/><BR/>No thanks, I just looked at my check book...that's depressing enough. Also, I just looked at the gas prices today in my neighborhood. $3.64/9. Oy!! I'm going to have to ride my bike for now on. If I could only figure out how to get my mom and mother in law on the back. Geez!Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-25456806497818891872007-05-23T15:18:00.000-04:002007-05-23T15:18:00.000-04:00Anonim,//I feel, I have misspelled some things, pr...Anonim,<BR/><BR/><EM>//I feel, I have misspelled some things, probably some proper names. Oh well...//</EM><BR/><BR/>This is a typo condemnation free zone. We will not make a man (or a woman) an offender for a typo. ;)LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-74294155463573855312007-05-23T15:16:00.000-04:002007-05-23T15:16:00.000-04:00Greg,//Also, by reducing the amount of corn availa...Greg,<BR/><BR/><EM>//Also, by reducing the amount of corn available for humans and farm animals, the price of our groceries is increasing. And some say that it actually takes more energy to make ethanol than you can save by using it in cars.//</EM><BR/><BR/>Right on both counts. If ethanol cannot be pipelined, guess what? Tankers that burn more fuel will have to be used to transport it.LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-81882688090193512592007-05-23T15:15:00.000-04:002007-05-23T15:15:00.000-04:00ME,//By stockpiling the corn used for ethanol or s...ME,<BR/><BR/><EM>//By stockpiling the corn used for ethanol or stockpiling the fuel itself, we could get through those difficult years of drought. No?//</EM><BR/><BR/>That would be okay except for the fact that ethanol won't even meet our demand to start with. One has to assume there will be a surplus, in order to stockpile. And as you know, when demand exceeds supply you cannot save up. Just LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-34584974775745750522007-05-23T14:56:00.000-04:002007-05-23T14:56:00.000-04:00I think I agree with Greg here. I am doubtful abou...I think I agree with Greg here. I am doubtful about ethanol and plug-in electric cars. Still, whereas the ecological impact of the former is not mentioned much, the latter has some short- to medium-term merit in that it shifts the polution problem away from densely populated urban areas. Apart from that, until a technological breakthrough is made (hydrogen? or whatever), hybrid electric cars are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-75606378840676337052007-05-23T13:46:00.000-04:002007-05-23T13:46:00.000-04:00It goes without saying that ethanol is not the ans...It goes without saying that ethanol is not the answer. For one thing, it's only cleaner than gas - it's not clean, it's still a fossil fuel. It still results in greenhouse gases emitting from your car's tailpipe. Also, by reducing the amount of corn available for humans and farm animals, the price of our groceries is increasing. And some say that it actually takes more energy to make ethanol Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-59009392086649124332007-05-23T13:43:00.000-04:002007-05-23T13:43:00.000-04:00Finally! The server keeps going down...frustrating...Finally! The server keeps going down...frustrating!<BR/><BR/>Just a thought, I don't have too much time right now to get into this too much. But, I would think that the drought situation could be handled like the story of Joseph and the Pharoh in Egypt.By stockpiling the corn used for ethanol or stockpiling the fuel itself, we could get through those difficult years of drought. No? <BR/><BR/>Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.com