Is Ethanol and Bio-Fuel a real solutuion to our energy problems?

Current grain-based ethanol production systems damage soil and water resources in the U.S. and are only profitable in the context of tax breaks and tariffs.



The current focus on ethanol from corn illustrates the risks of exploiting a single source of biomass for biofuel production. A growing percentage of the U.S. corn harvest 鈥?18% in 2006 鈥?is directed towards grain ethanol production. This has not only resulted in record-high corn prices, it has produced strong incentives for continuously-grown corn, higher-than-optimal use of nitrogen fertilizers, the early return of land in conservation programs to production, and the conversion of marginal lands to high-intensity cropping. All of these changes exacerbate well-known environmental problems associated with intensive agriculture.



- From The Ecological Society of America's policy statement on "Biofuel Sustainability." The Ecological Society of America is the country's primary professional organization of ecologists.Is Ethanol and Bio-Fuel a real solutuion to our energy problems?All fire is bad for the atmosphere, ethanol or not. Try breathing in a barn after your ethanol car has been running for an hour there. It's still atmospheric destruction.Is Ethanol and Bio-Fuel a real solutuion to our energy problems?
Solar Power better.Is Ethanol and Bio-Fuel a real solutuion to our energy problems?no

all they did was raise our food prices.

they can't make enough ethonal to put

a dent in our thirst for oil

ethonal is a huge bad jokeIs Ethanol and Bio-Fuel a real solutuion to our energy problems?
First, you'll want to say "are" instead of "is" next time you ask that question. But as for the question itself:



it is "a" solution" but not "the" solution to our issues. You;ve got the corn based bio-fuels there but check out the info on cellulose based bio-fuels. We could use things like grass clippings, prairie grass, really anything and make into bio-fuels.



Try the link for the full story at WiredIs Ethanol and Bio-Fuel a real solutuion to our energy problems?bio fuel solves very little, and creates a great deal of problems in the food chain, in other words you get screwed twice, at the pump and in the grocery store.Is Ethanol and Bio-Fuel a real solutuion to our energy problems?
Everyone got the ethanol ideal from Brazil. The problem is Brazilian ethanol is sugar cane based which is 10 times more effective as corn ethanol. We need to figure out where is the best place to grow sugarcane in America and start growing it. In the mean time we drill the ANWR.

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