I Want to Make Sure the Ethanol Canard Really Is Dead
This past week, the Air Resources Board determined that legal biases discriminating against autombile fuels with the highest carbon footprints eliminates… ethanol and biodiesel, yes, ethanol and biodiesel, from low-carbon footprint consideration.
You see, traditional oi-based fuels actually have a lower carboon footprint than “green” fuels like — I’ll say it again — ethanol and biodiesel.
The ethanol and biofuels lobby of scientists (which is, of course, getting stimulus money) has released this letter in protest of these scientific findings. (You know why they sound like? Creationist Republicans that deny science by claiming that evolution is “in its nascent stages” or “just a theory.” What goes around…)
Insulting science appears to be fair game for the politically expedient. What a shame.
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so what about when oil runs out…then will you use ethanol.
Oil is a trillion dollar industry protected by those who themselves are waist deep in the money they make from it. Is it not obvious that there are political forces on both sides of this argument. The oil men discrediting ethanol and scientists retaliating against them.
I for one would rather have ethanol and biofuels so we can have a country not dependent on the corrupt oil business.
Take this example into consideration: Chicago’s elevated transit system was established some time in the 1950s. Houston TX dubbed “The Energy Capital of The World” because of the vast energy industry there established the beginning stage for such a transit system in 2003. Why? because the oil men have their hands in the government and didn’t want public transit to take the place of a gas powered motor vehicle industry.
Would they discredit biofuels and ethanol( made from corn) because it has a larger carbon footprint or because it can infringe on their monopoly? One answer is right the other is laughable if not appallingly studip.