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[Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

At 6/8/2006, you wrote:
> Doing the math on ethanol and any of the other alternate motor fuels leads to
> the same dismal conclusion.  If we used ALL the corn grown in the US to make
> ethanol and used it exclusively as a motor fuel (and deducted the energy it
> takes to grow and distill and refine it), our tanks go empty in the early
> evening of the first day.

Another figure is that to replace the gasoline we use would take 71% of all 
the available crop land.  Not just corn growing but all the crop land.  We 
would go from an importer of oil to an importer of food.  In ethanol 
calculations, they are using best case but the corn diverted to ethanol is 
the marginal corn, corn grown with the most expensive inputs.

There ain't no free lunch.  Most of the ideas being presented by 
politicians and others are designed to keep your mind off the real problem 
and to assure you that there will be no sacrifices.



Don Bowen              Awl Knotted Up        KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com

My travel journal
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Don, 
Wherebouts in Missouri?
Van Dell

--- Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net> wrote:

> At 6/7/2006, you wrote:
> >Bev, probably Don will respond on his own but I
> just wanted to say that
> >while he was visiting his son near Asheville, my
> husband, daughter and I
> >met him at a funky cafe in Fletcher and had a
> lovely lunch and chat with
> >him. He's one of those that you feel like you've
> known all your life. He
> >and my husband were able to discuss mechanical
> details of Don's truck and
> >shop, etc.
>
> And I look forward to visiting again this fall.  I
> am in Texas and will be 
> for the next couple of weeks then it is maybe
> Missouri.  I will be heading 
> for NC in early September.
>
>
>
> Don Bowen              Awl Knotted Up        KI6DIU
> http://www.braingarage.com
>
> My travel journal
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html
>  
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