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Originally Posted by Dvae
Considering it takes approx. one gallon of fossil fuel to produce one gallon of ethanol does not sound like a winning solution.
This article from Popular Mechanics:
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory states that, "Today, 1 Btu of fossil energy consumed in producing and delivering corn ethanol results in 1.3 Btu of usable energy in your fuel tank." Even that modest payback may be overstated. Skeptics cite the research of Cornell University professor David Pimentel, who estimates that it takes approximately 1.3 gal. of oil to produce a single gallon of ethanol.
Read more: Ethanol Review as Alternative Fuel - Pros and Cons of Ethanol - Popular Mechanics |
Well duh of course the math doesn't make sense - it's liberalism. In liberalville, 1 + 1 = 2 doesn't exist. In liberalville, all that matters is that we WANT the answer to be 12.
Witness Clintonmetry:
$2.0 T income -
$2.3 T spent =
"balanced budget"