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Non-Tech : $2 or higher gas - Can ethanol make a comeback? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: richardred who wrote (2668)	3/29/2008 11:19:21 AM
From: gg cox	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2801

Pickens opinion on ethanol is as good as any other...the bottom line in the article is.. (Pickens is investing $10 billion in wind energy.) lol Take away the subsidies to ethanol and let the street decide it's value as fuel. No mention in the article on the state of the nations topsoil, pummeled with fertilizer ending up in rivers and lakes. Time will tell if producing subsidized ethanol from food crops is a sane endeavor.

To: richardred who wrote (2668)	4/15/2008 11:41:32 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2801

Got a couple of questions for those who know the ethanol sector.. 1.) Have they figured out how they are going to streamline the logistics of transporting Ethanol? As I currently understand it, ethanol cannot be transported in normal gasoline pipelines (or even co-mingled) since it absorbs water -which is always present in these pipes- and it also corrodes the welds. 2.) What is the standard amount of gallons per acre production of ethanol. I've seen anything from 300-500 gallons per acre: ngm.nationalgeographic.com 3.) Why is ethanol receiving more attention (and subsidies) than algae based bio-fuels (such as bio-diesel/ethanol)? 4.) Is there legislation on the table to remove the import tariffs for ethanol imported from other countries? Just curious.. I really suspect that the Bush administration may be required to tone down their advocacy of ethanol over the uproar it is causing in the average families food budgets. Hawk