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- A bit more money for the greentech ventures
- Bet they invested in Ethanol tooWhenever I hear news stories about the world wide shortage of food (you greenies don't seem to talk about that for some reason that I can't fathom) I wonder what all those hungry people think when they hear that in America, our government forces us...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Vertical industries, Benefits, Ethanol
- Discussion threads 2009-08-16
- How much alcohol is too much? Feds to decide.
- How much alcohol is too much? Feds to decide.as long...........as they dont touch my beer ,wine , pastis,whisky,they can do all they want with fuel .....if a see one fed near a keg its gonna end up bad RE: How much alcohol is too much? Feds to decide.This...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, alcohol, Ethanol
- Discussion threads 2009-07-18
- Biofuel fraud exposes some big names
- Biofuel fraud exposes some big namesGiven that bio-fuels are a scam by themselvesBiofuels are nothing but a sweet scam. Not only do you get a final product that gives you less than half of the millage of regular fuels, but they also cut the lifespan of the engine (even...
- Tags: biofuel, Biofuel fraud
- Discussion threads 2009-07-05
- EPA to become the most controversial agency in nation?
- EPA to become the most controversial agency in nation?EPANow the Obama admin wants the EPA to monitor and tax cattle and pigs since they produce Methane, allowing the EPA to put controls on without legislation. Up go prices for meat already being pushed by suspect proposals for biofuels!Ethanol Biofuel:...
- Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, biofuel, agency
- Discussion threads 2009-06-10
- Ethanol, our trash and our economy
- Ethanol, our trash and our economyObama Communist News zdnetIs this a tech site or Obongo network?I like the ideaBut what "trash" are you talking about? Is it lawn clippings and tree branches OR household waste? There's no metal or funky chemicals in lawn waste - but household waste contains ANYTHING.More...
- Tags: Ethanol
- Discussion threads 2009-04-14
- Thirsty ethanol? An insider's view.
- Thirsty ethanol? An insider's view.typical responseHow about the fuel needed to harvest the corn, fertilize, transport and impact on wild life.Corn for ethanol is a scam!Now, if this had been an oil exectalking about the abundance of oil, advancing technologies in drilling and refining oil, etc. You'd be all...
- Tags: carbon dioxide, Ethanol, ethanol, corn
- Discussion threads 2009-04-14
- Bioethanol is a heavy drinker
- Bioethanol is a heavy drinkerwill water resulting in burning ethanol disappeare?Obviously producing ethanol from corn or other plants in the deserts of AZ does not make sense. Who said that we should? The market will take care of this. Nobody drills oil in Illinois even if they can physically drill...
- Tags: Bioethanol, Ethanol, corn
- Discussion threads 2009-04-13
- Give us more alcohol
- Give us more alcoholThe only use for alcohol in gasoline.......is a very small amount to prevent gasoline freezing in those area which have real winters, like the Northeast. Alcohol is the main ingredient in Dry Gas, which costs.Otherwise, as stated above, alcohol does more damage to a gasoline engine than...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Ethanol, alcohol, gasoline
- Discussion threads 2009-03-07
- ethaNO
- ethaNOAgreedClassic example of how people got whipped up into believing this was a really good idea when in fact it is a really poor idea. For another example of this effect, witness the "stimulus" bill being rushed through Congress. Like watching an oncoming train wreck in slow motion, I...
- Tags: ethaNO
- Discussion threads 2009-02-12
- Bulls in the corn field, beware! Ethanol from corn? Mooooo.
- Bulls in the corn field, beware! Ethanol from corn? Mooooo.Good NewsAll of this is good news.The US Government bet correctly on the value of ethanol and helped jump-start the market in the US just in time. Now the market is piggy-backing on that infrastructure and moving on to...
- Tags: Mooooo, corn field, Ethanol
- Discussion threads 2008-06-11
- Fuel cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...
- Fuel cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...Here's a better ideaBurn the freaking methanol in an internal combustion engine. Catalyst requirement gone.Sheesh.Just another example that global warming really isn't about global warming. Making and burning methanol is carbon-neutral, but note how the idea of simply manufacturing methanol to...
- Tags: Fuel cells, fuel cell, methanol, global warming, internal combustion engine, combustion engine
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- Fill your car for $1.10 a gallon?
- Menlo Park, Calif.'s ZeaChem has come up with a way to turn wood chips into ethanol that will sell for around $1.10 a gallon or less when it comes out in 2010. Brewing and petrochemical technology go into the mix. News.com Editor at Large Michael Kanellos talks with founder Dan...
- Tags: wood, fuel, michael kanellos, green, ethanol
- Videos 2008-03-11
- Report: GM plans half its cars on ethanol by 2012
- Report: GM plans half its cars on ethanol by 2012Chaney & Bush won't like thisThey like their oil profits to continue forever.RE: Report: GM plans half its cars on ethanol by 2012[b] That's a good idea - [/b]now if somebody can show that cellulose based ethanol is actually a viable...
- Tags: ethanol, General Motors Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-07
- Gasoline is so yesterday, what's on tomorrow's menu?
- Gasoline is so yesterday, what's on tomorrow's menu?So how is diesel different.Diesel, Bio, its all the same. If biofuels are just a way to stretch our, not "limited gasoline supply" but out limited petroleum supply then diesel is not any kind of answer.Further what does biofuel get us? How much...
- Tags: Ethanol, biodiesel, corn, gasoline
- Discussion threads 2007-12-03
- Ethanol isn't a magic word
- Ethanol isn't a magic wordDissapointing articleI was actually hoping the article would delve into the flawed science behind the ethanol craze. Ethanol is a stupid alternative fuel, driven by government edict, pork and artificially created oil shortages brought on by environmentalist extremism.It's inefficient, results in food shortages and is a...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Ethanol, food
- Discussion threads 2007-10-04
- Start-up to produce cheaper ethanol with microbe
- Start-up to produce cheaper ethanol with microbeNo where near ready for commercial useIn fact not a bit closer than it was two years ago. Move along folks, nothing here worth your time.Could be a a disaster of Biblical proportions...If this microbe can be self-sustaining in our environment, it could...
- Tags: Q Microbe, Ethanol
- Discussion threads 2007-08-14
- Toyota branches out into ethanol
- Toyota branches out into ethanol50 Km per hour!The I-Unit, a four-wheeled vehicle displayed at the technology center, can go 50 kilometers per hour.Wow, 50 kilometers per hour! That is the fastest horseless buggy that I have ever seen.In all seriousness, maybe a little bit more context should be provided...
- Tags: Business intelligence, Ethanol, General Motors Corp., knowledge management, Mph, gasoline, Toyota Motor Corp., kilometer
- Discussion threads 2006-10-10
- Biomass ethanol to fuel Honda?
- Biomass ethanol to fuel Honda?Good, efficiency should always be soughtso that the process provides more returns than currently must be invested. Clean is good, but getting more for less input is also a prime goal, or it's just wasteful. Reclaiming of waste or discarded carbon bases materials to...
- Tags: corn, ethanol, Honda Motor Co.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-14
- Wary of ethanol buzz
- Wary of ethanol buzzDirect solar.. US lower 48 average 4.6kWh/m^2/day..Is plenty enough to run an industrialized society. (If you don't waste it needlessly.) Note: You would quickly freeze solid if not for the SUN and it's solar radiation. Ethanol is very inefficient use of solar energy. Biomass is roughly...
- Tags: Government, Ethanol, Biomass
- Discussion threads 2006-06-15
- Ethanol maker pops in public offering
- Ethanol maker pops in public offeringSuperweedssounds interesting . . . ;)Americans take it up the backside again...Let's ask why this company is profitable. The fact is, it is not profitable, it is being shored up via "welfare" from both the state and federal government, as well as the CORN...
- Tags: alcohol, Ethanol, biodiesel, corn, polymer, ethanol, crop
- Discussion threads 2006-06-14
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