At 09:39 AM Thursday 12/8/2005, Dan Minette wrote:
----- 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.
That was what I thought.
-- Ronn! :)
Someone asked me to change my .sig quote, so I did.
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