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VIEW    READ ONLY    PRINT   SAVE   A    A  The ethanol scam posted by  JSBB on  Thu Apr 10 19:01 CST 2008 Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS]     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] last visit: Sat Oct 11 18:33 CST 2008 [RELATED] http://seekingalpha.com/article/71802-it-s-now-official-ethanol-is-a-scam Where the effects of bad policy are clearest, however, is in the rise of demon ethanol and other biofuels. The subsidized conversion of crops into fuel was supposed to promote energy independence and help limit global warming. But this promise was, as Time magazine bluntly put it, a “scam." This is especially true of corn ethanol: even on optimistic estimates, producing a gallon of ethanol from corn uses most of the energy the gallon contains. But it turns out that even seemingly “good” biofuel policies, like Brazil’s use of ethanol from sugar cane, accelerate the pace of climate change by promoting deforestation. And meanwhile, land used to grow biofuel feedstock is land not available to grow food, so subsidies to biofuels are a major factor in the food crisis. You might put it this way: people are starving in Africa so that American politicians can court votes in farm states. I have people in my family that are scraping by and probably always will be*. This scam IS being felt by them and has been for a while. In my state, this was a bandwagon issue. No politician had character enough to challenge it. Now the GOP fool we have as governor does not have enough character to admit he was wrong to push it. Do we really have to hit bottom before we realize we need some rationality to replace the dogma? -Jarrod * One of them works with a ruined back for the company that ruined it and refuses to pay to fix it. He votes Republican because he likes the manufactured straight poop sounding politicians versus the other. He thinks O'Reilly is funny. Public education let him down by design and now he willingly submits to those who seek to keep him where he is... forever. Now who's the joke on? -- The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. —Bertrand Russell Mark this post as an answer to my question<- Use this feature to mark quality replies to your post.

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• The ethanol scam
  posted by  MTerry  on Thu May 29 13:06 CST 2008 > V
  • 11th Hour
    posted by  asphalt guy  on Thu May 29 18:14 CST 2008 > V

• The ethanol scam
  posted by  B20Paul.  on Wed May 21 09:02 CST 2008 > V
  • The ethanol scam
    posted by  Breadman  on Thu May 22 11:58 CST 2008 > V
    • The ethanol scam
      posted by  Sil  on Thu May 22 14:30 CST 2008 > V

• The ethanol scam
  posted by  T.Lyttle  on Sat Apr 12 19:26 CST 2008 > V
  • Solar panels have their own drawbacks.
    posted by  JPaganel  on Sun Apr 13 07:52 CST 2008 > V
    • Solar panels have their own drawbacks.
      posted by  T.Lyttle  on Sun Apr 13 19:40 CST 2008 > V
      • Solar panels are Fun
        posted by  asphalt guy  on Mon Apr 14 07:01 CST 2008 > V
      • A lot of solar-heated houses in Minnesota?
        posted by  JPaganel  on Sun Apr 13 23:36 CST 2008 > V
        • A lot of solar-heated houses in Minnesota?
          posted by  T.Lyttle  on Mon Apr 14 09:49 CST 2008 > V
          • solar??
            posted by  mike t  on Mon Apr 14 21:59 CST 2008 > V
            • solar??
              posted by  T.Lyttle  on Tue Apr 15 10:38 CST 2008 > V
              • solar??
                posted by  Sil  on Tue Apr 15 18:35 CST 2008 > V
              • Daisy-petal wheel?
                posted by  Blue Horse  on Tue Apr 15 12:06 CST 2008 > V
                • Force/weight/time
                  posted by  asphalt guy  on Tue Apr 15 18:14 CST 2008 > V
                  • Force/weight/time
                    posted by  Evan R  on Wed Apr 16 14:04 CST 2008 > V
                  • Force/weight/time
                    posted by  T.Lyttle  on Tue Apr 15 19:40 CST 2008 > V
                    • Force/weight/time
                      posted by  Blue Horse  on Wed Apr 16 13:18 CST 2008 > V
                      • Force/weight/time
                        posted by  T.Lyttle  on Wed Apr 16 20:13 CST 2008 > V
                        • Force/weight/time
                          posted by  Blue Horse  on Thu Apr 17 09:36 CST 2008 > V
                          • Force/weight/time
                            posted by  T.Lyttle  on Thu Apr 17 10:26 CST 2008 > V

• Algae
  posted by  MittenHed  on Sat Apr 12 13:32 CST 2008 > V

• The ethanol scam
  posted by  Poorgie  on Fri Apr 11 21:03 CST 2008 > V

• The ethanol scam
  posted by  KlausC ONLINE  on Fri Apr 11 11:02 CST 2008 > V
  • The ethanol scam
    posted by  mike t  on Fri Apr 11 16:47 CST 2008 > V
    • The ethanol scam
      posted by  B20Paul.  on Wed May 21 08:48 CST 2008 > V
    • The ethanol scam
      posted by  Sil  on Fri Apr 11 19:11 CST 2008 > V
      • The ethanol scam
        posted by  mike t  on Sat Apr 12 09:12 CST 2008 > V
      • The ethanol scam
        posted by  lee  on Fri Apr 11 21:28 CST 2008 > V
        • The ethanol scam
          posted by  mike t  on Sat Apr 12 09:08 CST 2008 > V
          • You give me hope
            posted by  Blane Gardner  on Wed Apr 16 16:24 CST 2008 > V
            • You give me hope
              posted by  mike t  on Thu Apr 17 08:57 CST 2008 > V
              • You give me hope
                posted by  Blane Gardner  on Thu Apr 17 14:13 CST 2008 > V
                • You give me hope
                  posted by  mike t  on Thu Apr 17 15:58 CST 2008 > V
        • The ethanol scam
          posted by  Sil  on Sat Apr 12 08:18 CST 2008 > V

• The ethanol scam
  posted by  Sil  on Fri Apr 11 08:08 CST 2008 > V

• The ethanol scam
  posted by  lee  on Thu Apr 10 22:46 CST 2008 > V
  • The ethanol scam
    posted by  JSBB ONLINE  on Fri Apr 11 15:43 CST 2008 > V

• The ethanol scam
  posted by  Evan R  on Thu Apr 10 21:01 CST 2008 > V
  • GM ruined the reputation of diesel?
    posted by  JPaganel  on Sun Apr 13 08:04 CST 2008 > V
    • GM ruined the reputation of diesel?
      posted by  Evan R  on Sun Apr 13 18:13 CST 2008 > V
      • GM ruined the reputation of diesel?
        posted by  JPaganel  on Sun Apr 13 23:31 CST 2008 > V
  • Even worse
    posted by  stoney  on Fri Apr 11 21:23 CST 2008 > V
    • Even worse
      posted by  T.Lyttle  on Sat Apr 12 19:16 CST 2008 > V
      • Even worse
        posted by  Blue Horse  on Sat Apr 12 21:12 CST 2008 > V

• The ethanol scam
  posted by  Poorgie  on Thu Apr 10 21:01 CST 2008 > V

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