Posted by formenwhogrow on February 05, 2013 at 07:59:19 from (206.180.109.86):
In Reply to: Re: E15 posted by Indiana Ken on February 04, 2013 at 18:06:44:
I am implying the 30% gain as a negative because I don't think a 30% gain is enough to justify the squeeze it puts on the market or the environment. As far as the subsidies go, maybe they have expired and I was wrong. I also tend to agree with the idea that if subsidies are paid out, they may as well go to farmers rather than oil companies (which receive billions as it is). I am by no means attempting to champion fossil fuels as a model of efficiency either, I simply believe that if people think corn ethanol is our ticket to energy independence and drastically reducing our oil usage, they are sorely mistaken. Although, I can't disagree with people when they say that corn ethanol has helped revitalize rural economies in the mid-west, I just wonder how long can this go on. What troubles me most is using more and more arable land for corn production. Grasslands, range lands, and regions that depend heavily on irrigation were never meant for growing a high-input crop such as corn. I think it is a poor model that is someday destined to fail, especially if we continue to experience lower rainfall and higher temps in the midwest. That's my reasoning for not supporting corn ethanol, I just don't believe it to be a sustainable model for renewable energy fuels. And you are right, we will always have a reason to b**ch, whether its prices, taxes, or weather, farmers will always have something to complain about:)
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