The Ethanol mandate by Congress, not such a good idea??

cussin'it · Apr 26, 2006

Interesting article in Biz Week magazine....many probably saw the piece on CNN last week regarding the amazing progress of Brazil towards energy independence. Interesting bit of expansion/exposure on that at the end of the article:

http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/apr2006/bw20060427_493909.htm?chan=autos_autos+index+page_insight

Masxmenos · Apr 26, 2006

Yes cuss... starting to become a real big debate topic. I actualy read a HUGE article in last months Fortune magazine on the same thing.

BDiz...

JinnRikki · Apr 27, 2006

Good article. Is that guy pictured Johnny Cash's younger brother?

Masxmenos · Apr 27, 2006

doc mercer said:
Pack a little Ethanol with a few shots of Jack Daniels and even Doc Mercer is tolerable in a roomful of Coulters

Doc Mercer is full of Methanol.

BDizzle

eek. · Apr 27, 2006

Things are suddenly starting to rock.

There was that big farm that Kennedy opposes, and they've just approved the biggest wind farm in europe over here, enough to power Glasgow apparently.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/4951236.stm

Some big changes coming over the next few years...about time too.

Oil is going one way, so there's no point poncing about.
With these big capital projects the sooner you build it, the cheaper it is.

JoeContrarian · Apr 27, 2006

eek. said:
Things are suddenly starting to rock.

There was that big farm that Kennedy opposes, and they've just approved the biggest wind farm in europe over here, enough to power Glasgow apparently.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/4951236.stm

Some big changes coming over the next few years...about time too.

Oil is going one way, so there's no point poncing about.
With these big capital projects the sooner you build it, the cheaper it is.

Wind power entrepreneurs could build their wind farms on existing farming property, in exchange for sharing a portion of their profits, could they not?

Right now, for about 30K, any home owner can get "off the grid" if they so choose, with a residential wind/solar power system. If energy prices keep soaring, such options will become more cost efficient and widespread. The technology is already here:

http://www.alpinesurvival.com/grid-tie_solar-power-systems.html

eek. · Apr 27, 2006

...looks like a bloke with pigtails...

eek. · Apr 27, 2006

Joe Contrarian said:
Wind power entrepreneurs could build their wind farms on existing farming property, in exchange for sharing a portion of their profits, could they not?

Right now, for about 30K, any home owner can get "off the grid" if they so choose, with a residential wind/solar power system. If energy prices keep soaring, such options will become more cost efficient and widespread. The technology is already here:

http://www.alpinesurvival.com/grid-tie_solar-power-systems.html

The price should come down pretty quick once this kind of thing gets more popular.