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`lag

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I've never been convinced ethanol really adds much energy content


when you add in all the energy costs of growing corn etc. There's a subsidy to farmers for growing and a subsidy to oil companies to produce it which doesn't give me the good feeling that it is economically feasible - that is, it sends the wrong signals to the market - or even in that there is a a net gain in energy content period.

Love to see a total cost of production in terms of energy content created to energy used to make it.


[Post edited by `lag at 04/12/2022 11:35AM]

(In response to this post by reconhokie)

Posted: 04/12/2022 at 09:43AM


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