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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (275686)	2/20/2006 8:12:21 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1571926

Yes we will. If we can use energy from the sun and nukes to distill to ethanol, then we don't use oil. Therefore, we can get off the oil. I don't care if it takes more energy from the sun,nuclear, or coal to make ethanol. What you are talking about is energy efficiency, or how much energy output per unit do you get from the energy input per unit. That is not an equation that is relevant to getting off of oil. It is a red herring. More relevant is can we cut oil completely out of the cycle of energy creation and energy use. If we can, then we're off the oil. Ethanol can be distilled from cellulosic plant materials. No oil needed.