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Re: Time for Alcohol? (It's 5 o'clock somewhere)
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Posted by JMS/MN on May 18, 2004 at 11:57:23 from (4.142.219.32):
In Reply to: Time for Alcohol? (It's 5 o'clock somewhere) posted by Mike (WA) on May 18, 2004 at 08:28:59:
Alcohol fuels got a bad reputation years ago when methanol was produced- it was the one that cleaned up the garbage that lined your gas tanks and plugged the carburetor. Ethanol is the current state-of-the-art alcohol product being produced by ADM, and like paul says- the many farmer-owned coops in Mn and elsewhere. Our coops (like the one our family invested in- one of two in MN that has yet to make a profit!) provide a miniscule amount of ethanol compared to the ADM plant, but it is a good alternative to foreign oil. The two bucks per gallon we pay now for gas doesn't tell the true cost of fuel- even without the value you place on the lives lost with Mideast oil- what is the gasoline/diesel cost per gallon when figuring our defense expenditures to protect our supply system? We can be self-sufficient on fuel with home-grown alternatives, whether the ethanol come from corn, cornstalks, (or other carbohydrate sources like precious swamp cattails), or sugar, etc.
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