>With the rise in gasoline costs, ethanol becomes more attractive. Yet >there is substantial use of oil based products in corn production and >those costs are rising too. It would be interesting to see at what >point the cost of a gallon of gasoline and a gallon of ethanol is the >same. Perhaps we've already reaching the tipping point...? The most important facor of al is the land area needed to grow the corn (or whatever)... there is NO possible justification of the necessary destruction of forest to make land available. >... and grasses don't require the intensive agricultural practices >that corn requires. Corn IS a grass...
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