permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@intrex.net>]

Scott Pittman wrote:
> I'm not sure why you put this on the list serve - it only links to a
> membership application for Coop America.  It doesn't contain any information
> on why not ethanol just another plea for money.
>
> While I don't support the whole biofuels ripoff I was hoping for more data
> to support my position, not an advertisement for another ngo.

I thought their website would provide more information. Here is one reply 
FWIW,
no idea whether this person's info is accurate:

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [SANET-MG] Corn ethanol's dirty little secret
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:17:37 EDT
From: Neal Van Milligen <CAVM@AOL.COM>
Reply-To: Sustainable Agriculture Network Discussion Group              
<SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU>
To: SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU

It is pretty funny to read about someone wanting  contributions to promote a
program to expose ethanol as a poor fuel. Nobody  thinks ethanol is an
efficient fuel compared to gasoline.  It is intended  to be an oxygenator and 
fuel
extender. It does neither of these well.

Ethanol is a stepping stone toward alternative fuels for the future.

However, the corn used for ethanol production is not human food. After  the
ethanol is fermented the remains of the corn used is still a good animal  
feed.
 Little, if any, feed value is lost and some may be  gained.

Ford and GM would just as soon see ethanol go away. They are  building
multifuel or flex fuel engines because the government says that they  must.

One day the current ethanol plants will be producing bio-butanol  which is an
excellent gasoline substitute and fits into the current fuel  handling system
well.  About that same time various alternative engines  will be available
which will be able to consume virtually any combustible liquid  or gaseous 
fuel
and make the world even better.  This is likely in the next  5-10 years.

In the mean time steps are being taken to make on site  hydrogen available to
internal combustion engines in order to improve fuel  economy and reduce the
pollution from them. This technology is available now and  has resulted in 40%
increased fuel economy in some cases. It also virtually  eliminates the
particulate and other pollutants from gasoline and diesel  engines, both 
mobile and
stationary.

Neal Van Milligen
Kentucky  Enrichment Inc
www.kentuckyenrichment.com
cavm@aol.com

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