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To: Spktyr
Sorry, I got my numbers wrong - it takes at least 1.3 gallons of oil to make one gallon of corn ethanol.

Maybe your numbers are still wrong. Source?

84 posted on 05/31/2011 3:51:40 PM PDT by SeeSac
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To: SeeSac

Even best case scenarios aren’t much better. Leaving aside Pimentel, see this: http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/alternative-fuel/biofuels/4237539

“The National Renewable Energy Laboratory states that, “Today, 1 Btu of fossil energy consumed in producing and delivering corn ethanol results in 1.3 Btu of usable energy in your fuel tank.””

Add in the water costs, and it’s a big WTF situation.

Now, if you want to talk cellulosic ethanol, that’s another story. But corn ethanol is STUPID.


89 posted on 05/31/2011 3:55:58 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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