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05-04-2009, 07:16 AM | #1 | |
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Ethanol test for Obama on climate change, science
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05-04-2009, 12:33 PM | #2 |
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The EPA already went though this when they chose between ethanol and MBTE as oxygenates. Ethanol is really no better than gasoline in terms of emissions. It can reduce CO emissions, but the majority of CO emissions are already trapped by catalytic converters. CO2 emissions are not trapped by catalytic converters and they are higher with ethanol. And given that higher blends of ethanol significantly lower mpg, widespread use will lower average mpg and increase CO2 emissions. The only good things about ethanol are that it's less toxic (compared to MBTE for example) and has the potential to be more environmentally friendly on the generation side (if we can figure out a way to 'grow' it in an environmentally scalable way.)
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05-04-2009, 01:29 PM | #3 |
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damn EPA can die in a ethanol fire
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05-05-2009, 08:03 AM | #4 |
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It'll be interesting to see what happens when all this junk science does a head-on with all the ignorant elected whores in DC. |
05-05-2009, 08:27 AM | #5 |
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I didn't think people were still buying into the man made global warming myth.
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05-05-2009, 04:38 PM | #6 |
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I have no problem with the idea of man made global warming as an idea. But to say it's definitely happening is a stretch. To say its due to C02 emissions solely is a joke, and the measures given to reduce C02 production are a total $ making scam.
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05-05-2009, 04:57 PM | #7 |
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Gotta love the corn lobby....when they buy someone they stay that way!
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05-06-2009, 01:15 AM | #8 | |
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So far the comments in here receive a big from people who actually study such things.
Oh, and for those of you interested: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...050503731.html Quote:
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