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4dsc

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1. Food for fuel is immoral

Reply to James48 (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 10:40 AM

Dec 2011

I don't like food based ethanol as it takes food away from the world markets to make a fuel that Americans waste.

And by using ethanol blended fuels, you actually use more gasoline.

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Ethanol [View all] James48 Dec 2011 OP

Food for fuel is immoral 4dsc Dec 2011 #1

Food for fuel is a false argument. James48 Dec 2011 #2

The crunch is coming... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #6

Better than Petroleum or Coal, not nearly as good as Solar, Wind, Hydro, etc. NYC_SKP Dec 2011 #3

Ethanol... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #4

Except- that electricity comes from coal. James48 Dec 2011 #5

Wrong. Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #7

Maybe where you are Bob, but not here. James48 Dec 2011 #8

Michigan, I once lived there... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #9

If only the Volt burned E85. James48 Dec 2011 #10

Might be... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #11