tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post114376079151302211..comments2023-10-15T08:15:46.205-04:00Comments on Mike's Eyes (Spotted By): EthanolMichael Neibelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-1143919346257242982006-04-01T14:22:00.000-05:002006-04-01T14:22:00.000-05:00Those arguments - about price and feasibility were...Those arguments - about price and feasibility were before gas was so expensive. Now it is the other way around. Now they can make alcohol from cellulose, cattails is an excellent feed stock, wood waste etc.. We need to start growing industrial Hemp!! (for more reasons than I could list here)<BR/>The thing about oil/gas, and what got us into the problem paradigm, was that there was so much of it - and it was easy to get. Not so true anymore, and with the rising demand - it must be alternated!<BR/>GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-1143864425886354082006-03-31T23:07:00.000-05:002006-03-31T23:07:00.000-05:00Anon, I've seen three different numbers, the 29% l...Anon, I've seen three different numbers, the 29% loss in the article, a 25% loss and 50/50 meaning ethanol had no gain or loss.<BR/>You're right about alcohol needing more to do the same work. I think that's what they meant when they say it gets less milage.<BR/>Anyway, I still don't see how it can compete with gasoline in light of the fact that ethanol will require huge government subsidies.<BR/>Without those subsidies, where would the price be? Too high I think. But I will do more research on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-1143859999519861202006-03-31T21:53:00.000-05:002006-03-31T21:53:00.000-05:00Do some checking on those figures - I do not belie...Do some checking on those figures - I do not believe them.<BR/>Alcohol, is actually a form/partially of solar energy. The sun works on the plants by photosynthesis.<BR/>New studies that I have read actually show that alcohol is a net postive fuel. Of course we have always known that gasloine is a net negative fuel.<BR/>What they may have been indicating is that alcohol is not as energy dense as gasoline so more is needed to do the same work. Still, the advantages are there!!<BR/><BR/>GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com