zadoc wrote:

On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:06:50 -0500, Cliff wrote:


On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 15:02:35 -0600, dazed and confuzzed
wrote:


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?

It's cheaper than Jack Daniels.


Considering that the US once passed a Constitutional amendment to
attempt to ban alcohol, then later passed another to repeal it, one
must wonder how many barriers have been placed in the way of
distilling ethanol for fuel.

After all, such stills must be tightly regulated or someone might
manage to get a few ml. of untaxed ethanol and "misuse" it.

Actually, they mix 5% gasoline before shipping. Ruins the taste.

As H.L. Mencken once wrote:
Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

Am listening to a lecture on ABC Radio National which is also the
shortwave service Radio Australia. IMHO, excellent speech entitled
"Make-believe Democracy" You can find a transcript or listen to it
at:

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bigidea/stories/s1481032.htm

Cheers,








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