So much for the "Economies of scale" myth the giant corporations would
like us to blindly believe in.
After the collapse, it will be only the local, sustainable economies
that thrive (if any mammals survive global warming at all)...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Chet Gardiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Corn is being touted for three reasons:
Archer Daniels Midland
(Maybe four - Cargill).
Follow the money.
The real future is in technology to efficiently produce bio-fuels from
straw/grasses...
There isn't allot of raw sugars in straw/grass. Their seeds have much
more, but as a standalone plant it's real low on the combustibles from
a yeast point of view. The seeds are so tiny that it's not great
return on extracting with seeds.
But Soy on the other hand is real good on the oil/sugar content in the
base plant. Corn is better in overall sugars, but it's demands in
being grown out weight the end product. Soy on the other hand gives
back to the environment so a rotation of 2 crops soy one corn may get
the farmer a better yield.
One item that is lost is the cost of transport of raw materials/finished
goods. From a friend with Cargil/Bio Fuels division. This is where
they are loosing the $$$ in profitability. Lastly you need year round
production to support a localized area.
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