Drink it, don’t burn it.

6 Responses

1. jumi

   June 8th, 2007 at 9:56 am

   or, how about we stop subsidizing it so that we don’t have so much of a surplus that we need to start thinking of alternative uses for it?

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2. Householder

   June 8th, 2007 at 12:09 pm

   Trying to take away my job Keacher?? Run that E85!

3. Alexander

   April 11th, 2008 at 7:29 pm

   Why use corn at all? Sugarcane and switch grass are more efficient sources of ETOH, whatever you plan to do with it.

4. Troy

   May 18th, 2008 at 6:24 am

   I’d use E85 if it didnt burn like water

5. sam adams

   May 19th, 2008 at 10:22 am

   I wish people would get it out of their heads that corn is the only thing we can make ethanol from. Every day research into new enzymes advances. The best solution is switchgrass that can grow just about anywhere like Alexander said they are even starting to realize the possibility of using waste cardboard. The problem is that all the lobbyists from central states want corn to be expensive. Corn farmers in nebraska, iowa, kansas, etc. will never elect someone who will stand behind alternatives like switchgrass. Just think of how much we could offset if we grew switchgrass along all the us highways. I mean they have to gut the grass anyways, why not use that equipment to harvest a crop that can propel the cars that drive along that same highway. The true problem is politics not technology. I do like me some bourbon too so yea, lets save the corn for the good stuff….

6. brennen

   May 31st, 2008 at 6:01 pm

   jumi @1: I am disturbed by the idea that bourbon is an _alternative_ use for corn…

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