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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 12:41 PM Original message |
Question? What is holding us up from using Ethanol as fuel? |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. Burning food to fuel cars is silly. |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 12:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. why is that "silly"? |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 12:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Because making food |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. You're hung up on the "food" thing then. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 01:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. 78% of all corn in this country is not eaten by people, not used as |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 03:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. The math of alternative fuels |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 03:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. very informative post! |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. I think it's a matter of how hard it is to process Ethenal |
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Squeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 12:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Brazil |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 12:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. ethanol is alcohol. |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 01:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. And the toxic pollution caused by ethanol production. |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 01:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Are the ethanol plants putting out |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. cost in terms of oil - using corn actually saves NADA - fertilizer, etc |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 12:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Why would you need to transport? |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 01:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. pipelines really do save on energy - and non food sugar is an |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Ethanol used in CO during the winter I think. A portion of each gallon |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
9. Don't let anyone fool you. |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 01:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. get yourself a homebrew kit.... |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. Because it takes one gallon of oil to make one gallon of ethanol. |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 01:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. not quite..... |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 01:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. seemsa "best case" is a great deal better than current plant results of |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 01:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Perhaps..the co-products are |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 01:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. But many current ethanol plants emit toxic pollutants. |
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ArkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. We should be doing more research on perpetual motion based |
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Dave Reynolds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 10:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
36. The last I heard, |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
23. Some of the newer cars are built to be able to use E85 |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
24. Consensus Seems To Be That Current Grain Ethanol Production |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 02:17 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Right - the water is the culprit.... |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 03:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Thanks For The Link. I Have Not Found Any Reference |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
27. kick n/t |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
28. One of the benefits of burning ethanol |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
31. Its suckage, mostly. Hemp fuel would be FAR more efficient. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
32. We in New England already are |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 10:15 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Shouldn't that be MBTE? |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
33. kick! |
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Dave Reynolds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
35. It would make sense. |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
37. Because the energy equation doesn't work. |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-05 10:33 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. may i direct you to this link? |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-05 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
38. kick n/t |
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