On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:01:42 GMT, yourname wrote:



If you really wanted to glean the most energy from corn, don't convert it to
ethanol, just burn it. If you do that, it's cheaper per btu than natural
gas.



Of course natural gas is 'free' just sittin in the damn ground, and the
cost of sticking a valve on top of the hole has not changed much in the
last 10 years, but the amount we are willing to pay for it has.

In the US most undiscovered natuaral gas is probably over a mile
down. Just a wildcat exploration well that deep costs several million
US dollars I gather.
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Cliff