phil-news-nos...@ipal.net wrote:
> 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.