Ziay!

surfergirl · 05-06-2008, 06:04 AM

...fuel that can power a car engine? i mean it decreases the usage of gasoline, but we'd also have a shortage on rice/ grain. that would increase poverty

1_tuff_chick · 05-06-2008, 06:04 AM

I think that it's a nice idea (kind of like world peace) but it's not really practical.

cherry · 05-06-2008, 06:05 AM

i don't think bush is doing that but, if he was, it would be dumb because it would be bad either for your car or prices of corn would go up GOOD QUESTION THOUGH!

kagmi · 05-06-2008, 06:05 AM

The ridiculous thing about using corn to produce ethanol is that ethanol can be produced from prarie grass. Corn is pretty much the most expensive source of ethanol we could possibly come up with--it's only successful because of the agriculture lobbyists who want to raise the price of food. Ethanol as an alternative fuel is a good idea--producing it from corn of all plants is a terrible one.

AdamBeaz · 05-06-2008, 06:05 AM

I think Kagmi hit the nail on the head. Ethanol in theory is a great idea, but corn as the basis is the worst answer.

And to wsnyder0, although I do not blame Bush for the things you listed, he and his cabinet are definitely responsible for the major corn ethanol push and I have a feeling that it has to do with large agribusinesses like Archer Daniels Midland and other corn state politicians.

turingschild · 05-06-2008, 06:05 AM

it's a good short-term answer, seeing as how we presently have corn ROTTING ON THE ROADSIDE in corn country. But long term, we really should expand on the cellulosic ethanol process now being researched under Bush.

byderule · 05-06-2008, 06:05 AM

nobody in his right mind agrees with that
http://byderule.multiply.com/journal/item/8

kevin s · 05-06-2008, 06:06 AM

A few years ago the ECO freaks wanted us to go with corn ethanol. Now that we have a bunch of plants up and running they are all against it. Do they have memory lapse or something.

wsnyder02 · 05-06-2008, 06:07 AM

Wow, now Bush is responsible for Ethanol! That man sure does create all the worlds problems now doesn't he...

The Greenies ask for it, get it, and now turn the blame on the same man that causes Hurricanes, Floods, Global Warming, drought, world hunger, world poverty, and etc. etc.

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surfergirl Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	do you agree with the idea of Bush taking corn, changing it into alcoholic... ...fuel that can power a car engine? i mean it decreases the usage of gasoline, but we'd also have a shortage on rice/ grain. that would increase poverty

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05-06-2008, 06:04 AM	#2
1_tuff_chick Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	I think that it's a nice idea (kind of like world peace) but it's not really practical.

05-06-2008, 06:05 AM	#3
cherry Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	i don't think bush is doing that but, if he was, it would be dumb because it would be bad either for your car or prices of corn would go up GOOD QUESTION THOUGH!

05-06-2008, 06:05 AM	#4
kagmi Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	The ridiculous thing about using corn to produce ethanol is that ethanol can be produced from prarie grass. Corn is pretty much the most expensive source of ethanol we could possibly come up with--it's only successful because of the agriculture lobbyists who want to raise the price of food. Ethanol as an alternative fuel is a good idea--producing it from corn of all plants is a terrible one.

05-06-2008, 06:05 AM	#5
AdamBeaz Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	I think Kagmi hit the nail on the head. Ethanol in theory is a great idea, but corn as the basis is the worst answer. And to wsnyder0, although I do not blame Bush for the things you listed, he and his cabinet are definitely responsible for the major corn ethanol push and I have a feeling that it has to do with large agribusinesses like Archer Daniels Midland and other corn state politicians.

05-06-2008, 06:05 AM	#6
turingschild Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	it's a good short-term answer, seeing as how we presently have corn ROTTING ON THE ROADSIDE in corn country. But long term, we really should expand on the cellulosic ethanol process now being researched under Bush.

05-06-2008, 06:05 AM	#7
byderule Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	nobody in his right mind agrees with that http://byderule.multiply.com/journal/item/8

05-06-2008, 06:06 AM	#8
kevin s Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	A few years ago the ECO freaks wanted us to go with corn ethanol. Now that we have a bunch of plants up and running they are all against it. Do they have memory lapse or something.

05-06-2008, 06:07 AM	#9
wsnyder02 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	Wow, now Bush is responsible for Ethanol! That man sure does create all the worlds problems now doesn't he... The Greenies ask for it, get it, and now turn the blame on the same man that causes Hurricanes, Floods, Global Warming, drought, world hunger, world poverty, and etc. etc.

Ziay!

do you agree with the idea of Bush taking corn, changing it into alcoholic...

do you agree with the idea of Bush taking corn, changing it into alcoholic...