Posted by MarkB_MI on June 21, 2010 at 03:10:32 from (32.178.179.181):
In Reply to: Re: E85 fuel posted by dboll on June 20, 2010 at 21:19:46:
db, the problem with your logic is that no one has yet come up with a way to produce ethanol from grain without using petroleum. Everything from the diesel fuel to operate modern farm equipment to the plastics used throughout agriculture to fertilizer production requires crude oil. The jury is still out on whether ethanol production is energy-positive or negative.
Another aspect is whether or not it is sensible from a natural resources standpoint to produce grain for ethanol fuel. Much of our corn is produced in arid western states where water is in short supply and huge amounts of energy are consumed pumping water. Should we be further depleting our water to produce ethanol? Maybe the resources we put into ethanol production would be better spent on conservation and renewable energy.
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