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To: polymuser

“1 energy unit of fossil fuel is consumed in producing 1.35 energy units of corn-ethanol.”

Can you throw up a link that we can all read?


10 posted on 12/11/2007 7:56:38 AM PST by taxed2death (A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
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To: taxed2death
Can you throw up a link that we can all read?

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/net_energy_balance.html

On the "energy balance" of ethanol:

http://www.dogpile.com/dogpile/ws/results/Web/!22energy%20balance!22%20ethanol/1/417/TopNavigation/Relevance/iq=true/zoom=off/_iceUrlFlag=7?_IceUrl=true

19 posted on 12/11/2007 8:14:02 AM PST by polymuser (In the twinkling of an eye...)
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To: taxed2death; polymuser
Unless something has changed I think it is the other way around. At least to have the corn bio delivered to the pump.
57 posted on 12/11/2007 9:06:53 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ ("Has there been a code nine? Have you heard from the Doctor?")
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