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Originally Posted by Bubba  The real problem is that ethanol takes more energy to make than it produces when used as a fuel. Also, when you use ethanol in your vehicle, it will spend more time in the service bay than if you just use plain gasoline. Another bad thing is that you will spend more money at the pump because your vehicle will not travel as far on ethanol as it will on gasoline. But, the worst problem is that ethanol takes an enormous amount of water to grow the corn that they keep using to make it, and it takes an enormous amount of water to produce it in the plants that convert the corn to ethanol. Water is a more precious resource than oil and I would argue that it is becoming more scarce than oil. Without water, it won't matter if there is global warming because nobody will be left alive to see the effects of the global warming. |
Amen Bubba. Ethanol is nothing more than another farm subsidy for corn. Look what it's done to the price of corn. And at who's expense? The consumer. Higher corn prices mean higher milk prices, higher meat prices, etc. They get you coming and going..........