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To: Red Badger

Water—despite the flooding in the Midwest-— IS NOT in abundant supply in the western half og the country.
Are we going to deny the use of water to grow our food so that the water can be used for fuel?

The Ethanol debacle is really hitting the skids, IMO, with the flooding and hail and heavy rain ruining the corn crop in about 7 states that are high in corn production. There will be no or very little crop of corn this year, and with any surface crop that is subject to Mother Nature, it is an uncertain source for fuel or food each and every year. Where are the Ethanol refineries going to get their raw materials this year???


50 posted on 06/13/2008 12:52:24 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ridesthemiles
The current flooding should put to rest any agriculture scheme for energy production. Although it would require 75% of our
tillable land, what do we eat? This includes EtOH. & Biodiesel.
Sorry Charlie!
barbra ann
56 posted on 06/13/2008 1:08:58 PM PDT by barb-tex ( A prudent man (more so for a woman) foreseeth the evil and hideth him self,)
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