The so called Green Movement has been down the wrong road more than once, but they persist in repeating their mistakes. Since I don't know who is responsible, I will blame everything green on Al Gore, the mighty green midget.
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Environmentalist groups stopped nuclear power 30 years ago and only now are beginning to see their error. It took a while didn't it.
An even worse example of bad mistakes is the converting of corn to ethanol. Sure it can be done, but why do it?
Our intrepid government leaders actually have had a program in place since 2004 that pays a subsidy to ethanol producers. It started by paying $0.51 per gallon of gas containing 10% corn derived Ethanol. In 2008 the subsidy was reduced to $.45 per gallon. Some people were getting rich while some others were starving. You would think the government would begin to have second thoughts.
By 2010 the U.S. Ethanol industry is using 40% of all corn grown here, and 15% of all corn grown in the world, and there are shortages in cattle feed, and food for humans. That just can't be good.
But the real kicker is a study made in 2005 found that corn derived Ethanol requires 29% more fossil fuel to produce it than the energy it delivers.
That should be the end of that !
Dixon
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