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    About time

    High oil prices are finaly starting to hurt the economy of buisnesses enough for them to start taking action

    byebye oil. You wont be missed.

    http://www.spacedaily.com/2006/06072....uorlmf1v.html

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    Good news.

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    The problem is that if they switch to a liquid alternative, then that company will just get greedy just like the oil companies. There is already talk of such greed within the ethanol business

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    but at least wars wont have to be fought for ethanol

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    LOL everyone needs OIL/gas

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    Quote Originally Posted by tiger909
    but at least wars wont have to be fought for ethanol

    Somewhere I heard its not any cleaner..

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    It's taken millions of the years to yield oil on our planet.. yet we've only been using the substance for what 150 measly years...

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    Quote Originally Posted by roidattack
    Somewhere I heard its not any cleaner..
    it is cleaner. The main problem with ethanol is that it might cost more energy to produce it than it yields if you produce it from corn.
    But countries like brazil have managed to replace 40% of gasoline with ethanol from sugarcanes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Myka
    The problem is that if they switch to a liquid alternative, then that company will just get greedy just like the oil companies. There is already talk of such greed within the ethanol business
    well greed isnt the problem. We just need to get rid of oil dependancy and handle the other problems when that is done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by johan
    it is cleaner. The main problem with ethanol is that it might cost more energy to produce it than it yields if you produce it from corn.
    But countries like brazil have managed to replace 40% of gasoline with ethanol from sugarcanes.
    I heard corn is the least efficient way to make ethanol. But I'm sure with all the corn subsidies in the US thats what we will make it from.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gixxerboy1
    I heard corn is the least efficient way to make ethanol. But I'm sure with all the corn subsidies in the US thats what we will make it from.
    but its pointless to make ethanol out of corn. You use more fuel when making ethanol out of corn than you get back.

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    Who killed the electricl car. Something like 2 cents a mile. 250 mile range.

    Plug it into your house charger. Oh! now i remember Exon killed it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by johan
    but its pointless to make ethanol out of corn. You use more fuel when making ethanol out of corn than you get back.
    I agree but when does what we do makes sence. The lobist are going to push it through.

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    it is easy to stop these prices

    stop the speculator and speculations on oil

    there no shortage, reserve are not running out

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    Quote Originally Posted by 3Vandoo
    it is easy to stop these prices

    stop the speculator and speculations on oil

    there no shortage, reserve are not running out
    Well there is no shortage now. But in 20 years there will be. Better if big buisness gets rid of its oil dependancy now instead of later.

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    Agreed...let's go hydrogen!

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