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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 10:50 AM Original message |
Any organic chemists out there? It occurred to me that whenever |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. From what I've read, corn is very inefficient when it comes to making Ethanol |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
2. Ethanol is a dirty business...and fuel |
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the redcoat (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
3. This idea has been considered |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Wow! Turns out my gut analysis was right! Thanks! |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 11:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. more energy, and more emissions. |
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the redcoat (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 11:50 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Here's another snip from the article |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. the simple answer is yes, burning corn directly yields more energy... |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Best answer. n/t |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Very good explanation. The only reason to make ethanol is to |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. And to keep the outrageous subsidies for corn going. n/t |
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