US ethanol is the biggest scam and ground zero of everything that's
wrong with the US government.
No one, I repeat, no one supports this including those on the left
(environmentalists) or right (cigar chomping wildcatters). The only
people who support this are scumbag politicians from corn states who
view this as a hand out to Conagra and Monsanto in exchange for
campaign contributions and board directorships after they leave
congress. The only ethanol that works is from sugar cane, which is
not grown in large quantities in the US.
The worst of the lot is Sen. Chuck Grassley, who is a complete
embarrasment for the Republican Party and a total ignorant jackass
with more power than his pea brain can process.
On 6/20/08, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink@msn.com> wrote:
> What everyone glosses over is that ethanol is a piss poor motor fuel
> containing only about 65% of the heat capacity of gasoline and much less
> than fuel oil. The price increase may only be 30% of the increase in
> gasoline, but if you are lucky you will only about break even in the fuel
> economy comparison. My old Rover gets about 18 miles per gallon on unblended
> fuel, but drops to 15 MPG on the winter ethanol blend. The more ethanol the
> lower the fuel economy. The energy produced by a fuel depends on the number
> of carbon/hydrogen bonds that are broken in the combustion process. I don't
> care what fuel you choose the energy produced will be limited by that
> immutable fact.
>
> Bill Lawrence.
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