Comments on: Why Won’t Ethanol Just Go Away?

By: Max Reid

Max Reid — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:00:43 +0000

Yes, Ethanol from Corn yields only 30 % more energy than input, but Cellulose Ethanol from other sources yields 200 % more energy and that will be much cheaper.

Oil Lobby knows that Ethanol is the threat to their big profit and will cry foul on that source.

No matter what they cry, Ethanol consumption continues to grow and Oil prices continue to grow.

By: Paul from OKC

Paul from OKC — Mon, 29 May 2006 23:04:08 +0000

I also think it is interesting that Lynne Kiesling conviently left out cellulosic ethanol, which is where the real ethanol source will soon come from in the US. At this point ethanol will become pennies on the dollar to manufacture. I am certinaly not going to argue that we could not support our fuel dependencies on corn ethanol as we clearly could not. Cellulosic ethanol, however, will easily take care of the US motor fuel needs and then some. I would like to see her arguments (or anyone else’s for that matter) on cellulosic production.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 04 May 2006 23:52:13 +0000

Clearly, infrastructure for ethanol distribution is inversely-proportional to price. Hence, if a stronger structure is built (as is currently happening), prices will become increasingly competitive. That is the only thing that the analysis proves.

Brazil's success with ethanol as a fuel and independence from foreign energy is not an accident.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 19:57:52 +0000

How much, in dollars and cents, is our oil industry subsidized with military equipment and human lives?? So, if ethanol is currently priced at $1.25 per gallon and I pay $2.34 a gallon for regular unleaded grown in a terrorist supported country, why shouldn’t I use ethanol as an alternative fuel?

By: Bob from the ALAMN

Bob from the ALAMN — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:34:41 +0000

The American Lung Association of Minnesota supports E85 fuel because it is cleaner-burning than gasoline.

See our website for more details:

http://www.CleanAirChoice.org

By: Phil Miller

Phil Miller — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:57:37 +0000

Hi Coyote, I have a blog post coming up tomorrow on an article similar to that Michael H. has linked to above. But as you say, it’s the farm lobby that’s controlling this stuff.

By: Michael H.

Michael H. — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 23:33:30 +0000

Hi Coyote
There was an interesting article about ethanol production in Brazil. They can produce ethanol very profitably there. We try to keep it out with stiff tariffs but it can still beat our U.S. ethanol even with the 51 cent/gallon subsidy.
Here’s a link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/17/AR2005061701440.html