Dave Lyon wrote:
"Lew Hartswick" wrote in message
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dazed and confuzzed wrote:

Dave Lyon wrote:

"dazed and confuzzed" wrote in message
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Dave Lyon wrote:

It takes more oil energy to produce a gallon of grain Ethanol than
you can get back by burning same IIRC.

No it doesn't That's a lie that has been originated by oil companies.
Only wingers believe it.

actually, it's true.

No it's not...
Yes it is....
No it's not....
Yes it is...
No it's not.
OK, my comment was last. I win!

as you wish

OK Kiddies. How about some NUMBERS.???
...lew...



What fun would that be?

Check out this study. Granted, it's done by USDA, so it may be as biased as
the ones done by the oil companies.
But, it does match up a little better with what I have witnessed as the son
of a small scale farmer.
http://www.ethanol.org/pdfs/energy_balance_ethanol.pdf


An interesting article. THere may well be a break even on the ethanol
production. But if this is truly the case, then why are the Distilling
plants STILL using natural gas and/or coal for their heating?

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"A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them;
the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences." - Proverbs 22:3