Wind, water and sun are absolutely part of the silver shotgun which we need in our quest for sustainable energy and energy independence--although I think that conservation is first and foremost. I would tend to look with a somewhat jaundiced eye at the research which is funded by ExxonMobil, General Electric, Schlumberger and Toyota. Grain ethanol production--on a small, local scale--still has the same benefit that it did when Rockefeller and Standard Oil funded Prohibition the last time that ethanol came head-to-head with gasoline. It can be made easily by almost anyone and made with a very small capital cost. The "waste" product, wet distillers grain, is a high-quality livestock feed. Note that I am not advocating large centralized ethanol plants with concommitant trucking, drying, and re-trucking expenses. But as a portion of an alternative energy portfolio, grain ethanol occupies a useful space. Pegi> Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:16:37 -0500> To: [email protected]> From: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] Wind, water & sun beat other energy alternatives, study finds> > Excellent. Some of his conclusions are a little surprising (regarding > cellulosic ethanol, for example), but the arguments are well-supported and > should spark needed debate. Well worth a careful read. Thanks for bringing > it to our attention, Elan.> > Joel> _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®…more than just e-mail. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_howitworks_012009 _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/
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