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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (4195)	5/25/2006 10:57:28 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24210

new] Ozarks on Thursday May 25, 2006 at 10:48 AM EST A new ethanol plant being built near my family farm in Texas will be fueled by biogas generated from the cow manure produced at the dozens of feedlots in the area. The stillage produced at the plant will be fed back to the cattle; the digester sludge spread back on the farm fields The feedstock for the plant is milo (grain sorghum), not corn, which requires fewer inputs, especially water, than does corn. All this should have a significant impact on EROEI and sustainability. From a systems engineering standpoint this surely represents an improvement over conventional ethanol plants, even given the greater initial cost/complexity. At least the idea is conceptually elegant. theoildrum.com