Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:39:26 +0000 (UTC) From: Craig's Saab C900 Site <c900nospam.apana.org.au> Subject: Re: Ethanol ?
Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> writes: >> To be honest, making grain alcohol from corn isn't the most efficient >> system possible. >Could be, but if the economics indicate a different crop, then supply >and demand will work out the imbalances. Lots of idle farmland in the >US, with people getting paid around 75 dollars per acre per year not to >farm it. Not surprising when, like here in Australia, a lot of farmers cannot make enough money to keep a sustainable farm business going. So US$0.75 per acre is probably not a bad return by comparison. And if the land is idle, it could be doing something useful like natural vegitation regeneration, but I'm betting that doesn't happen most of the time. >> And also... Saab went to GM do Brasil to investigate what they do >> making the cars run on pure ethanol. So GM isn't all that bad ;> >Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while. 8-) A stuck blind pig at that! Craig. -- Craig's Saab C900 Page at | Craig's Classic Saab Workshop - Sydney .au http://nospam/~c900 | http://www.classicsaab.net and other URL's Email: c900nospam.apana.org.au | For Saab 99/C900/9000 Enthusiasts World-Wide! Alternate: saabonautnospaml.com | Web-forums, galleries, library, links, etc.
