[TheForge] OT biodiesel

[schade at acegroup.cc]

I wouldn't be surprised that the SD Corn Growers Association would be 
pro ethanol. But some others are less enthusiastic about it (and more 
objective).

http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Aug01/corn-basedethanol.hrs.html

The way I see it they are already planting corn everywhere they can. 
Raising the price of corn will have farmers plowing erodable hillsides 
with tractors burning oil to plant more corn using petroleum based 
fertilizers. Goodbye topsoil. Conservation (or taking over oil rich 
countries) is the only answer to the oil problem and no one wants to 
talk about that.

Bob
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On May 25, 2005, at 8:45 PM, Walter Mullett wrote:

> Like almost all new ideas, first editions are expensive and 
> inefficient.
> That is where government should step in and has somewhat.  I think 
> looking
> for alternative fuels is a must and biodiesel and ethanol are good 
> ideas
> that hold promise.
>
> You say that these plants do not make profits.  This site
>  http://www.sdcorn.org/sdcorn/ethanol/default.asp
> says they are returning 33% return on investment.  I would love 33%.