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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (175992)11/28/2005 12:23:11 AM
From: geode00  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
OK, those figures are a lot better but you still need to make the crops.

"According to the research from Cornell, you need about 140 gallons (530 liters) of fossil fuel to plant, grow and harvest an acre of corn."

science.howstuffworks.com

So if you're only getting 70 gallons/acre from that corn you're behind 70 gallons of fuel to start off with and, according to that same article, ethanol isn't as efficient as gasoline.

What am I missing here?


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