Submitted by larry on LI (not verified) on May 6, 2008 - 1:08pm.
two important lessons from our history:
1 henry ford shipped his first model T's with a full tank of corn based ethanol and soon realized it's short comings.
2 adolf hitler tried to conduct a war using alternative fuels and we all know how that worked out for him.
our problem is that we have a flawed energy policy and is driven by influence groups that have no interest in this country becoming energy independent, why else would we be involved with energy schemes which defy logic.
finally, some are waking up to the challenged thinking behind our ethanol goals.
even the fact that corn based ethanol is highly subsidized by our government,it still cost more in fossil fuel then it replaces and the 'village idiots' in congress will continue the mistake by promoting the use of switch grass, once the public rises up against the use of food stocks for biofuel.
two important lessons from our history:
1 henry ford shipped his first model T's with a full tank of corn based ethanol and soon realized it's short comings.
2 adolf hitler tried to conduct a war using alternative fuels and we all know how that worked out for him.
our problem is that we have a flawed energy policy and is driven by influence groups that have no interest in this country becoming energy independent, why else would we be involved with energy schemes which defy logic.
finally, some are waking up to the challenged thinking behind our ethanol goals.
even the fact that corn based ethanol is highly subsidized by our government,it still cost more in fossil fuel then it replaces and the 'village idiots' in congress will continue the mistake by promoting the use of switch grass, once the public rises up against the use of food stocks for biofuel.