Ethanol is a boondoggle. It has been demonstrated that it takes more fossil fuel is used to create Ethanol than it provides in return. Ethanol programs are nothing more that governments subsidies for ADM.
-Gary jeff.lane said the following on 8/17/2005 3:43 PM: > Hell, we can grow ethanol. Read the stars, guys, we are getting > screwed! The oil companies have been crying for years that oil prices > are way behind inflation. I say, so what! I thought the idea was to > keep inflation down in the first place. The Government needs to > include fuel and food in the inflation indicators. Of course, if they > do prime interest rates would be at 50% or more by now! > > We have plenty of alternatives to gas and battery....so why not use > them? We all know why. I think if this keeps up, and I see no reason > for it not too(with the oil companies' and Arab greed....can you say > jihad in disguise), we will see a flood of small companies offering > conversions to anything from chicken manure to corn flakes. > > BTW. Our new piece of crap Governor just signed a 9.5 cent increase in > our state gas taxes......highest in the US......again! OH......$6.00 > per carton increase for cigarettes, $6.00 per gallon booze, > reinitiated the only estate taxes, and a whole lot more. We really > need that right now! > > Sorry....had a senior moment and had to get that out. My fixed income > will go up about $2.50 a month. Chris, you're right....I will not do > math in class............................ > > Jeff > > From: "Ben Ruset" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: RE: Re: [H] Gas prices > > >> A few years ago BMW showed off a 5 series that ran off water. It >> cracked the water into hydrogen within the car itself. >> >> Of course that tech won't ever see the light of day. :( >> >>> From: 007 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Date: Wed Aug 17 13:26:05 CDT 2005 >>> To: The Hardware List <[email protected]> >>> Subject: RE: Re: [H] Gas prices >> >> >>> The most fuel efficient cars use heavy water. >>> >>> 007. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Christopher >>> Fisk >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 2:16 PM >>> To: The Hardware List >>> Subject: Re: Re: [H] Gas prices >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, Ben Ruset wrote: >>> >>>> It's funny, though, that the gas companies are posting record profits. >>>> So I really wonder how much of this is an increase in oil price, >>>> and how >>>> much is just an excuse to charge more for gasoline. >>> >>> >>> I look at it this way, assuming that a gas company wants to make 5% >>> profit >>> on every gallon of gas, it's in thier interest to have thier costs >>> go up >>> 5% because then thier profit goes up too. >>> >>> Instead of making 5cents on gas that costs them $1.00 to make they >>> make 6 >>> cents profit on gas that cost them $1.05 to make (Or similar, you >>> get my >>> point =) >>> >>> >>> Also, the gas we have now was made with oil that cost $50/barrel >>> instead >>> of oil that cost $65/barrel, yet we're being charged the $65/barrel >>> price! >>> >>> >>> Christopher Fisk >>> -- >>> I WILL NOT DO MATH IN CLASS >>> I WILL NOT DO MATH IN CLASS >>> Lisa Simpson on chalkboard in episode BABF07 >> >
