[AT] AT Digest, Vol 48, Issue 18

[Claudeprintequip at aol.com]

Hey Al and All,
Ethanol costs more, is much less fuel efficient and is causing inflation in  
lots of areas.  Much of the ethanol cost to the consumer is  the consumer 
secondary cost of corn and grain products. Those secondary  costs will continue to 
escalate as we make more and  more ethanol.  Ethanol will always produce 
hazardous  emission on some level. Fossil fuel or Biofuel of any kind is not a 
solution to  the problem.   The fuel cell is the best solution in spite of the 
hype  about difficulties involved with processing and storing hydrogen.    When 
the internal combustion engine came on the market there were no filling  
stations.  They came into vogue because of consumer demand. The only good  thing 
about ethanol is it would bring revenue back to the U.S. for a short  period of 
time. That is until the Chinese get their hybrid corn and grain  production 
increased enough  to supply ethanol to the U. S.  If there  is a strong U.S. 
market for ethanol the Chinese will find a way to ship us  all they can make then 
they can use ordinary gasoline. Ordinary  gasoline will be much cheaper for 
them at that point because of the  loss of demand within the U.S.    Then we 
will be  aiding the Chinese economy in two ways while increasing economic woes 
in  the U.S.  The Chinese don't have enough grain for themselves at this time  
but supply and demand will change that.  They are extremely ambitious,  
industrious, innovative, clever, and  willing to sacrifice and work hard. 
We might take a look back at the fuel cell tractors of Allis Chalmers  
vintage in the late '50's.   Farmers at that time though were a little  bit 
concerned about a tractor that didn't make any noise. (Jest ain't right  somehow we 
thought) Nowadays most of us are willing to be done with the  noise.  Exception 
being our own tractors.
 
Claude
Tontitown, Arkansas
 
 
In a message dated 2/23/2008 11:09:06 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
at-request at lists.antique-tractor.com writes:

From:  "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [AT] quiet  list-- ethonal
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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I think we as a society have been so used to the  technology associated with
petroleum for so long, it is going to be hard  for us to 'think outside the
box.'  I don't think ethanol is a  solution but maybe it's a step towards
the  solution.

Al




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