Something that just PISSES me off...

[Darb]

Originally Posted by tk-421

Not to mention that ethanol is not that efficient anyway. You need a lot of corn to make a little ethanol.

The primary issue is that the amount of petroleum products used to make fertilizer (via Haber-bosch process) for cornfields grossly outweighs the amount of petroleum saved using ethanol.

Personally, I won't be completely happy until we have an improved infrastructure for all-electric cars and a bigger shift away from coal-fueled power plants.

[daf62757]

Originally Posted by Darb

The primary issue is that the amount of petroleum products used to make fertilizer (via Haber-bosch process) for cornfields grossly outweighs the amount of petroleum saved using ethanol.

Personally, I won't be completely happy until we have an improved infrastructure for all-electric cars and a bigger shift away from coal-fueled power plants.

I agree....but how would you do that? It takes too long to recharge a car and if you are on a long trip, it wouldn't be practical. Also, 95% of the fleet in the US is fossil fuel. It would take 10 to 15 years to refresh that fleet with electric.