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"I am told we are close to significant breakthroughs when it comes to the production of ethanol ... and that within six years the development of technology will be able to produce energy on a competitive basis."--Bush

He's right, we'll have a competitive industry in ethanol within due time. Bush wants to reduce oil from the middle east by 75% by 2025. I don't know if that's feasible (because of future needs), but it's definitely a goal that would have good effects on ending the extreme teaching funded by oil.

Either way, I love technology, and I want us to decentralize the energy industry. So I say the more minds focused on this the better.

1 posted on 02/02/2006 5:44:18 PM PST by Rick_Michael
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biodiesel is still a better choice. and who's going to pay for the required fuel cells to contain ethanol in a crash?


2 posted on 02/02/2006 5:54:16 PM PST by xcamel (Exposing clandestine operations is treason. 13 knots make a noose.)
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FINDING DEAL$ ON GA$OLINE:
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12 Month National Average for Regular Unleaded by AAA.com


Gas prices could fall with a TAX CUT, too!


3 posted on 02/02/2006 6:37:13 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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Fuel from switchgrass ==> Grassoline


5 posted on 02/02/2006 6:45:43 PM PST by mikrofon (For your vehicle's daily fiber needs...)
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My 305 horsepower Suburban LT 4X4 runs on Ethanol.


6 posted on 02/02/2006 6:50:25 PM PST by kerryusama04 (The Bill of Rights is not occupation specific.)
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studies have shown that ethanol has a higher energy content than the fossil energy used in its production
What that means, apparently, is that the amount of energy in hydrocarbon fuel needed to plough, plant, fertilize, harvest, etc, is less than the yield.
11 posted on 02/10/2006 10:55:22 PM PST by SunkenCiv ([singing] Kaboom, kaboom, ya da da da da da, ya da da da da da...)
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