Well, that settles it. The voice of God has spoken and settled the matter for us.
His 2003 study claims that Brazil dropped subsidies because ethanol production was ineffective. Yet, ethanol has expanded there, along with ethanol exports doubling recently. Apparently, they found ways to become more efficient. Ain't science wonderful? Also strange? He's associated with Cornell , close to wine country - yet, the notion of increasing ethanol production efficiency by an "ice wine" technique In a New England climate doesn't occur to him. Hmmmm......... Now, what would be more impressive would be to compare market costs of gasoline BTUs and ethanol BTUs , after subtracting all subsidies for both. -----Original Message----- From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 6:04 PM To: vortex-L@eskimo.com Subject: Message from D. Pimentel I wrote to Prof. P.: "It must be terribly frustrating for you to hear Bush talk about ethanol in the State of the Union speech. You have my sympathy!" He responded: "Thanks for your note. It is frustrating and all this is undermining our nation." Darn right. - Jed
