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Monday, November 22, 2010


I've ranted in the past about how corn-derived ethanol is a net loss, thermodynamically. Well, you know it's official when Al Gore comes out and says it's all horseshit.
Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore said support for corn-based ethanol in the United States was “not a good policy”, weeks before tax credits are up for renewal.

“It is not a good policy to have these massive subsidies for (U.S.) first generation ethanol,” said Gore, speaking at a green energy business conference in Athens sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank.

“First generation ethanol I think was a mistake. The energy conversion ratios are at best very small."
Wow, and that mistake only cost $40 Billion dollars of our money going to ADM. Yay?

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