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**gregmcal** · 12-20-2007, 11:28 PM

I believe the vast majority of US biofuel is ethanol from corn. The corn-ethanol piece of the energy bill, to me, seems like pure pork-barrel legislation by the Cornbelt congressmen (as well as a bit of green-wash). Under current technologies, it takes about as much fossil fuel to produce corn-ethanol as is saved. Sugar cane has a somewhat better efficiency. Greater promise lies in switchgrass (cellulose) and algae.

aaahhh but we would have to import sugar cane from south america.. and where's the fun in that??

Much better to line to pockets of the farm lobby... how else do can you expect to carry the iowa caucus??

You see, there is the "issue" and the "ISSUE" (meaning the politics) and never the twain shall meet.

12-20-2007, 11:28 PM	#6
gregmcal Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 324 Senior Member	I believe the vast majority of US biofuel is ethanol from corn. The corn-ethanol piece of the energy bill, to me, seems like pure pork-barrel legislation by the Cornbelt congressmen (as well as a bit of green-wash). Under current technologies, it takes about as much fossil fuel to produce corn-ethanol as is saved. Sugar cane has a somewhat better efficiency. Greater promise lies in switchgrass (cellulose) and algae. aaahhh but we would have to import sugar cane from south america.. and where's the fun in that?? Much better to line to pockets of the farm lobby... how else do can you expect to carry the iowa caucus?? You see, there is the "issue" and the "ISSUE" (meaning the politics) and never the twain shall meet.
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