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The Great Ethanol Scam
theodp writes "Over at BusinessWeek, Ed Wallace is creating quite a stir, reporting that not only is ethanol proving to be a dud as a fuel substitute, but there is increasing evidence that it is destroying engines in large numbers. Before lobbyists convince the government to increase the allowable amount of ethanol in fuel to 15%, Wallace suggests it's time to look at ethanol's effect on smog, fuel efficiency, global warming emissions, and food prices. Wallace concedes there will be some winners if the government moves the ethanol mandate to 15% — auto mechanics, for whom he says it will be the dawn of a new golden age."
I just like to drink boooze!
love to mod you up on the diesel rant but no mod points.. btw using corn will affect Fritos prices so not a good idea
You can extract ethanol from bacon?
Dunno.. But you might do better to extract and burn the grease. Porcine liposuction will be the next big thing.
Todos mis movimientos están friamente calculados
but having thousands of annoyed customers even more pissed off because of the fine print makes little long term economic sense.
Long term economic sense, something that every U.S. automaker has since when now?
... when it is added by the driver.
Makes sense.
... when it is drunk by the driver.
Makes even more sense.
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Dunno.. But you might do better to extract and burn the grease. Porcine liposuction will be the next big thing.
There is a massive environmental downside to this. The exhaust fumes will smell of frying bacon and as a result, city centers will be awash with drool.
Solution: move to Somalia. Government free since '92.
Best of luck.
Try not to take me more seriously than I take myself.
I'd vote for a gay seal-clubber - if only because he's probably comfortable enough with himself to go his own ways.
Like all pain, suffering is a signal that something isn't right
You Canucks don't know fat from freedom fries. Obese? We're at 31%, and you polite national-health-plan hockey-playing doofuses aren't even half that. Yee haw, my ass.
(See http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_obe-health-obesity )