> In alt.energy.homepower CurlyQue <ma...@gug.com> wrote:
>| NotMe wrote:
>|> "amdx" <a...@knology.net> wrote in message
>|> news:d0db9$486fbfbd$4501396f$19909@KNOLOGY.NET...
>|> | Louisiana has figured out that ethanol from corn is an inefficient
>|> | stupid process and produced legislation to back it.
>|> | http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0701-ethanol.html
>|> | Now if the rest of the states can follow.
>|> | Farm lobby by d$*^#d. No more corn subsidies..
>|> |
>|> |  And what about Butanol.
>|> |
>|> | From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butanol_fuel
>|> |
>|> | Butanol better tolerates water contamination and is less corrosive
>|> | than ethanol and more suitable for distribution through existing
>|> | pipelines (important to an efficient use MK)
>|> |
>|> | High octane rating .
>|> |
>|> | Higher specific energy than ethanol
>|> |
>|> | The feedstocks are the same as for ethanol: energy crops such as
>|> | sugar beets, sugar cane, corn grain, wheat and cassava as well as
>|> | agricultural byproducts such as straw and corn stalks (reference
>|> | needed).
>|> |
>|> | Can be made from Algae
>|> |
>|> | We need nuclear power and a better battery for autos.
>|> | We need energy independence.
>|> |                                 Mike (MK)
>|> |
>|> |
>|>
>|> One word SUGAR.
>|>
>|> If politicians really meant what they say they'd approve other
>|> sources such as industrial hemp.  (it's a weed after all)
>|>
>|>
>|>
>|
>| Come on man, get real. Support of hemp or marijuana is the sure road
>| to political suicide.
>|
>| To bad for us, but it aint never gonna happen.

> It would take a real _leader_ to stand up and say that we need to
> dispose of our legacy prejudices and accept the use of hemp (a product
> that has no significant levels of any psychotropic drugs) in the many
> useful ways it can be used for.  The problem is, no real _leaders_
> ever become politicians. 2008 is just yet another election year where
> Americans are expected to choose among a few non-leaders.