Hello John
Thanks to a post at TDIclub, I discovered that Pimentel has released
yet another report on ethanol. Looking at the dates below, he's a
month ahead of schedule this year.
You're right John, every year I have to do an update on it at our website:
http://journeytoforever.org/ethanol_energy.html
Is ethanol energy-efficient?
Thanks for the links.
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July05/ethanol.toocostly.ssl.html
http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/03/8.14.03/Pimentel-ethanol.html
http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/01/8.23.01/Pimentel-ethanol.html
I can't speak to this newest report, but as long time readers of
this list already know, Pimental's work has been repeatedly
critiqued, and one of the main compliants it that he uses out of
date numbers for yield and conversion efficiency. Here's a few links:
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/ethanol/balance.html
http://www.usda.gov/oce/oepnu/aer-814.pdf
http://journeytoforever.org/ethanol_rooster.html
http://www.ncga.com/public_policy/PDF/03_28_05ArgonneNatlLabEthanolStudy.pdf
http://www.ethanol-gec.org/corn_eth.htm
All that having been said, Pimental is right that soy and corn alone
cannot replace our petroleum addiction
Nothing can replace it, nor should, IMO. It's the addiction that's
the problem, not the oil, and substitution is not the way to deal
with it. Unless the addict can prise his attention away from the
abused substance-of-choice he's just not going to take any notice of
totally irrelevant stuff like alternatives, nor care. When it's
backed by such vast resources of money and power and influence as
petroleum is, it's hard to budge.
Meanwhile it's wrecking the neighbourhood. Sure the other
industrialised countries are not exactly blameless, but your lot's
just ridiculous. They're like a bunch of folks sitting on the deck of
a burning ship saying, Naah, that's not a fire, just a few flames,
that's all, it's perfectly safe, the ship won't sink, it's not
leaking. But they're not the only guys on the ship, and they won't
listen to reason, instead they keep pouring gasoline on the fire
because they say they're cold or something. We don't have to like it.
Best
Keith
jh
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