Ethanol Scam?

The Germanator · 07-30-2007, 09:54 PM

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics..._boondoggles/1

Worth a read...

Blah, spelled ethanol wrong. Dumb.

Bond · 07-30-2007, 09:58 PM

Boondoggles?

Jason1 · 07-30-2007, 10:35 PM

While im not going to read the article because I dont want to, that dosent mean im not narrow minded enough to declare that the article is bullshit.

Teuthida · 07-31-2007, 12:13 AM

n.
1. An unnecessary or wasteful project or activity.
2.
a. A braided leather cord worn as a decoration especially by Boy Scouts.
b. A cord of braided leather, fabric, or plastic strips made by a child as a
project to keep busy.

Bond · 07-31-2007, 09:44 AM

Thank you. I was aware of definition two, but was never aware of one.

The Germanator · 07-31-2007, 03:15 PM

Did anyone actually read the article? If anyone has bought into the hype of ethanol and believed that it was actually for the best (me included), then you should definitely read this because it may change your mind...

Professor S · 07-31-2007, 03:36 PM

I read a little of the article, but the downside of Ethanol is not sudenly a revelation:

1) Supply. I think you would need a farm almost the size of Texas to create enough corn to supply the US's energy needs alone. Thats a lot of corn.

2) Energy. Making ethanol has a high energy cost. Compared to gasoline you have to use much more energy to create ethanol, so in the end it's kind of self defeating.

Whats happening right now is whats always happening when it comes to any POLITICAL issue. Its not about solutions, its appear finding the easiest way to make it look like your finding solutions.

"Oh, gas killing the environment and causing terror? Ethanol! Next issue?"

Morons.