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Posted by RKRM on 10/03/68 11:46
"Fred Liken" <nothanks@toocoolforschool.com> wrote in message
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> "RKRM" <rkrm@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message
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>>> If the US can quickly develop and change over into ethanol/electric
>>> hybrids that plugin to the grid, our need for oil would be drastically
>>> cut.
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>> Nope. Ethanol is an energy sink. It takes more en ergy to produce than it
>> creates.
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> Nonsense.
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>> Where do you think fertilasizer and insecticides for the crops comes
>> from?
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> There's many different sources of fertilizer. Insecticides as well.
> Neither are completely dependant on petroleum.
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>> It's oil. EVERYTHING is made by or with oil. We're fucked.
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> You have to be kidding...
You have to be kidding. It's the way it is.
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> But, none the less, do you have to burn the oil to create fertilizers?
The fertilizers ARE oil! It's a petroleum product.
If
> you eliminate the oil used for fuel, you can pump the rest that's "needed"
> from the US alone.
You can't just make ethenol for free it takes energy -- fossil fuels.
And, there's alternatives to petroleum in just about all
> applications as well.
No. Where do you think our energy comes from? It's all fossil fuels. Oil,
gas and coal. Wake up. Google it if you must but Ethanol is an energy sink.
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