To: Balding_Eagle
Further, the energy input to produce corn, such as machinery, fertilizer, seed, etc., and the total process of conversion of corn grain to alcohol and by-products requires more energy than is produced in the ethanol, according to researchers at Cornell University (2007 publication) and othersWhere does much of that production energy come from? Oil. The American vs. Middle East comment is a myth.
33 posted on
03/04/2007 9:07:14 AM PST by
Mygirlsmom
(I practice Calorie Offset Trading. I eat a candy bar & pay my kid $10 bucks to run around the block)
To: Mygirlsmom
That was part of my point, those inputs could come from the US instead of the ME.
37 posted on
03/04/2007 9:11:08 AM PST by
Balding_Eagle
(If America falls, darkness will cover the face of the earth for a thousand years.)
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