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To: reaganator
"For instance; to produce one gallon of ethanol, from to seed to “fuel”, more than one gallon of fossil fuel is used."

ArabLaughing

30 posted on 03/29/2008 5:49:24 AM PDT by preacher (A government which robs from Peter to pay Paul will always have the support of Paul.)
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To: preacher

Drawing it in a cartoon doesn’t make it true. I need, maybe 10 gallons of fuel to plant, fertilize, spray and harvest an acre of corn. That acre will yield 200 bushels, which in turn will yield almost 600 gallons of ethanol and 3,600# of distillers dried grains.


49 posted on 03/29/2008 7:52:20 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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