I cannot help but worry about the Americans abusing the environment with corn ethanol ... My fear is the Americans will cause great damage to air we breathe...
and to the Waters of the Great Seas..
I worry what the Americans Corn ethanol is doing to helpless animals of the world..
As I gaze into the sunset...
My Heart is heavy that the American corn ethanol will be the cause of many wars...
I worry about the American Soldiers dying to protect the corn fields...
As I end my evening walk ..I see visions of land decimated by evilness of growing corn...and it frightens me so..
Don't these Americans realize how devastating Ethanol is?
Cellulosic ethanol has begun and Coskata has one of the most exciting processes. Coskata can turn not only basic corn stover, and wood chips to ethanol but also industrial waste including old tires !... With the likes of GM invested expect to see Coskata to be one of the leading cellulose companies.
Growth Energy The Truth about Food Vs Fuel
great video of multiple car crashes due to icy roads.Auto insurance yeah it's a good thing to have enough coverage.
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I lb of chicken is about half of a Whole Chicken...Imagine that.. it
only took .19 cents worth of corn to make 1 lb of
chicken
1 Lb of ground beef is the same as 4 1/4lb hamburgers..
realize that the next time you are grilling your burgers.. it only took 43 cents worth of corn to make those 4 hamburgers
1 Lb of Corn Flakes..enough for 8 bowls of cereal..
Realize that..only 7 cents worth of corn to
make 8 bowls of cereal
Ethanol has little effect on Food Costs says Congresional Budget Office
As can been seen in the Above Chart for Food Stamps (SNAP) and School Lunches a total of 69.8 Billion will be spent in 2009 and increase of 16.6 bilion from 2007.
of that increase Ethanol is responsible for .06-.09% ..less than 1% of the increase costs.
Under the assumption that farmers passed along to consumers
the increases that occurred in animal feed prices,
the higher prices for corn resulting from the production
of ethanol increased consumer's expenditures on food by
an additional 0.2 percent to 0.4 percent, in CBO�s
estimation.
At most .05% half of 1% increase
The impact on food prices resulting from hikes in the
price of corn related to ethanol production was smaller
than the effect of higher prices for energy, which contribute contribute
to the CPI-U for food directly through higher costs
for transportation and electricity and indirectly through
higher costs for producing commodities. As an example,
the CPI-U for energy rose by 16 percent between April
2007 and April 2008.36 Given the contributions that the
prices of transportation, fuel, and electricity make to the
CPI-U for food, the increase in the CPI-U for energy
implies a direct boost in the CPI-U for food of 1.1 percentage
points (22 percent) of the 5.1 percent increase in
food prices during the April 2007�April 2008 period.
Alternatively, the producer price index for intermediate
energy products could be used as a measure (and may
better reflect the costs that the retail food sector faces for
energy). Using that measure leads to an increase in energy
prices between April 2007 and April 2008 of 25 percent,
which implies a direct increase in the CPI-U for food of
1.8 percentage points (36 percent) of the increase in food
prices during that period.37
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/100xx/doc10057/04-08-Ethanol.pdf
The First Flex Fuel Vehicle. Henry Fords 1908 Model T
President Barack Obama on E85
Mandate All New Vehicles are Flexible Fuel Vehicles.
"Sustainably-produced biofuels can create jobs, protect the environment and help end oil addiction - but only if Americans drive cars that will take such fuels.
Barack Obama and Joe Biden will work with Congress and auto companies to ensure that all new vehicles have FFV capability - the capability by the end of his first term in office."
If you are looking to buying a new vehicle now is the time. The Obama administration has included a Sales Tax deduction for buyers of New vehicles. So for example if your State has a 5% sales Tax and you pay 25,000 for a new car you can deducted $1,250 on your 2009 taxes. So buy your new flex fuel vehicle, get great interest rates,big discount at the dealership and be able to deduct the sales tax. Check your credit make sure you don't have any blemishes on your credit report and you can be seeing new car interest rate as low as 5%.
The United States added 13 new E85 Stations in Jan 2010
There were 10 States in Jan that maintained E85 prices at least 15% less than basic unleaded.
February 2010 E85 Price Forecast:
National Average Price Spread for Feb should be in the 14%-18% range with prices remaining steady
Ethanol as E85 is the only Alternative fuel where Americans in over 1575 Cities actually have a CHOICE at the pump. E85 ethanol competing against gasoline brings competition lowering fuel costs for all Americans
E85 Flex Fuel vehicles (gas or ethanol) adds ZERO to the sticker price. It cost the Auto Industry less than $150 to make any vehicle coming off the line capable of running on e85. There are roughly 9 Million Flex fuel vehicles already on the roads and GM /Ford/Chrysler have pledged that at least 50% of their production will be flex fuel capable by 2011/2012.
With the understanding that in a regular flex fuel vehicle (as apposed to a full dedicated E85/Ethanol engine that would get better mpg on E85) Vehicles can lose 5%-30% in MPG what is your price spread point to where you purchase E85..or if you don't drive E85 yet..at what price spread would you purchase E85.
Algenols prototype production strains can produce ethanol at a rate of 6,000 gallons/acre/year, and are expected to improve to 10,000 gallons/acre/year by the end of 2009. With further refinement, the algae cells have the potential to increase production rates to 20,000 gallons/acre/year in the future.
