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Ethanol as a biofuel
Ethanol is a problem as a biofuel because it doesn't generate much heat,requires too much energy to produce, and the infrastructure is not set up for its use. Contributed by Roger Smith [JOIN] a group of volunteers working collaboratively on developing innovative solutions to this problem. The team's solution(s) will be published here.	7 19

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All ethanols are NOT the same!

All the comments you made about ethanol apply ONLY to corn ethanol. So, your claim is like saying we should get rid of the internet, as there are those who use it for child pornography, for example...

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Ethanol, as well as other bio fuels, are a waste of time. Every objective analysis of bio fuels and solar electric that I've read say the same thing; solar panels just make more sense. I've read qui...
- Jim Bruin

ethanol was chosen as the first generation bio-fuel since there were plenty of micro-organisms which could produce ethanol in high yields, concentrations and productivities. However, if you take into ...
- corjan van den berg

Corn is being pushed as a source for ethanol due to the pressure of U.S. lobby for corn agribusiness. In fact it's one of the, least efficient sources and denies it's use as a food. National Geographi...
- Paul Swendsen

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