Comments on: Global Warming / Biofuel Tragedy http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/04/global-warming-4.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: TheSUBWAY.com http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/04/global-warming-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-10548 TheSUBWAY.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:28:53 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/04/global-warming-4.html#comment-10548 <p>We found an interesting article about the problems with Ethanol on ConsumerReports.org:</p> <p>http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2008/03/ethanol-e85.html</p> <p>"But there are some problems with increasing ethanol blends. Ethanol contains less energy than gasoline, so increasing the amount of ethanol in gasoline will likely result in lower fuel economy. Increasing standard fuel blends from zero to 10 percent ethanol, as is happening today, has little or no impact on fuel economy. In tests, the differences occur within the margin of error, about 0.5 percent. Further increasing ethanol levels to 20 percent reduces fuel economy between 1 and 3 percent, according to testing by the DOE and General Motors. Evaluations are underway to determine if E20 will burn effectively in today's engines without impacting reliability and longevity, and also assessing potential impact on fuel economy."</p> <p>TheSUBWAY.com would like to invite readers to post their own views and ideas in TheSUBWAY.com's Investor Forum:</p> <p>http://investor-forum.thesubway.com/<br /> </p> We found an interesting article about the problems with Ethanol on ConsumerReports.org:

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2008/03/ethanol-e85.html

“But there are some problems with increasing ethanol blends. Ethanol contains less energy than gasoline, so increasing the amount of ethanol in gasoline will likely result in lower fuel economy. Increasing standard fuel blends from zero to 10 percent ethanol, as is happening today, has little or no impact on fuel economy. In tests, the differences occur within the margin of error, about 0.5 percent. Further increasing ethanol levels to 20 percent reduces fuel economy between 1 and 3 percent, according to testing by the DOE and General Motors. Evaluations are underway to determine if E20 will burn effectively in today’s engines without impacting reliability and longevity, and also assessing potential impact on fuel economy.”

TheSUBWAY.com would like to invite readers to post their own views and ideas in TheSUBWAY.com’s Investor Forum:

http://investor-forum.thesubway.com/

]]> By: SRC http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/04/global-warming-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-10547 SRC Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:30:48 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/04/global-warming-4.html#comment-10547 <p>$300 mil, through the World Land Trust will get you 3,000,000 acres. Almost 4700 square miles. By comparison, Connecticut is 5544 square miles. I honestly thought it would be more, but it is still money better spent than the Al Gore hype machine, for certain. Then when you consider the country and entire planet is about to throw trillions of dollars down the drain you realize that those acres would really add up.</p> $300 mil, through the World Land Trust will get you 3,000,000 acres. Almost 4700 square miles. By comparison, Connecticut is 5544 square miles. I honestly thought it would be more, but it is still money better spent than the Al Gore hype machine, for certain. Then when you consider the country and entire planet is about to throw trillions of dollars down the drain you realize that those acres would really add up.

]]> By: vanderleun http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/04/global-warming-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-10546 vanderleun Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:48:20 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/04/global-warming-4.html#comment-10546 <p><a href="http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/truth_slant/about_that_300.php" rel="nofollow">Lies Al Gore Told You #6,369: About That $300 Million @ AMERICAN DIGEST </a></p> Lies Al Gore Told You #6,369: About That $300 Million @ AMERICAN DIGEST

]]> By: dave smith http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/04/global-warming-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-10545 dave smith Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:02:49 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/04/global-warming-4.html#comment-10545 <p>"This land rush is being accelerated by an unlikely source: biofuels."</p> <p>The fact that the word "unlikely" is used indicates rapant economic ignorance among our population. I can't fathom why in increase in grain prices surprises anyone.</p> “This land rush is being accelerated by an unlikely source: biofuels.”

The fact that the word “unlikely” is used indicates rapant economic ignorance among our population. I can’t fathom why in increase in grain prices surprises anyone.

]]> By: Tim Worstall http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/04/global-warming-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-10544 Tim Worstall Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:23:48 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/04/global-warming-4.html#comment-10544 <p>Re Al? $300 mil?</p> <p>Some of us are still fighting the good fight.<br /> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/04/gore_solveit_campaign/</p> Re Al? $300 mil?

Some of us are still fighting the good fight.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/04/gore_solveit_campaign/

]]> By: Craig http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/04/global-warming-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-10543 Craig Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:11:51 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/04/global-warming-4.html#comment-10543 <p>Here in northern Utah, TNC is trying to get the county to issue a $20 million bond for "open space," which means making taxpayers pay for land conservation. I'm usually a fan of TNC, but not in this case.</p> Here in northern Utah, TNC is trying to get the county to issue a $20 million bond for “open space,” which means making taxpayers pay for land conservation. I’m usually a fan of TNC, but not in this case.

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