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[Shane Perry <rymnel@gmail.com>]

And the truth is, you should include your last statement as also 
unrealistic.  True as it may be, fighting consumerism is a losing 
battle. People are too selfish.

Scott Pittman wrote:
> I have a big problem with the idea of solving a problem with another 
> problem.  Ethanol is another pipe-dream that prolongs and accelerates 
> the destructive practice of monocropping our top soil out of existence.  
> If we planted corn wall to wall throughout the corn belt of the U.S. we 
> wouldn't be able to replace our _current _addiction to petrochemicals 
> plus we would have to fertilize using the missing petrochemicals.  The 
> only solution that I see to peak oil reality is to find alternatives to 
> our energy use, get rid of the individual vehicle, use passive solar 
> heat for you home, stop flying, buy within your bioregion and etc.  It 
> means a major shift in life style and expectations - nothing else is 
> realistic.
>
> Scott
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> > Subject:
> > [permaculture] ETHANOL: How to Beat the High Cost of Gasoline. 
> > Forever! - February 06, 2006
> > From:
> > "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>
> > Date:
> > Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:02:30 -0500
> > To:
> > permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> >
> > To:
> > permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> >
> >
> >
> > <http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/02/06/8367959/index.htm?cnn=yes> 
> >
> >
> > How to Beat the High Cost of Gasoline. Forever!
> > Stop dreaming about hydrogen. Ethanol is the answer to the energy 
> > dilemma. It's clean and green and runs in today's cars. And in a 
> > generation, it could replace gas.
> > Fortune Magazine 
>
>
>
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