----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronn!Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 4:03 AM Subject: Re: Alternate energy and prices
> At 11:07 PM Wednesday 12/7/2005, Dan Minette wrote: > >I was thinking about the claim that I discount the feasibility of alternate > >energy sources such as ethanol, wind, and solar power, because I'm so > >biased by what pays the bills. If that is true, wouldn't the facts start > >to contradict me? > > > >For example, ethonal has been highly subsidized by the government for > >years. But, with crude oil prices going up from the 10-20 dollar range in > >the 90s to the 50-60 dollar range this year, why isn't ethonol now cheaper > >than gasoline? (I actually think I know the answer to this, and it's very > >ironic). > > > > Well, then, don't keep the rest of us in the dark . . . The production of ethonol is highly energy dependant. There are arguement over whether there is a small gain in energy by using ethonol or whether inefficiencies in the process result in more energy being used to produce a gallon of ethonol than is available in a gallon of ethonol. As a result, the cost of ethonal is closely tied to the price of fossil fuels. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
