Yet Another Reason To Hate Ethanol

[vvvvvvv]

So do OSA'ers agree with an article on Mother Jones?

 

[cjjtulsa]

Corn fed to cattle helps promote e. coli in the gut, regardless. Cows aren't supposed to eat corn. Quit feeding it to them.

 

[Biggsly]

Yep, if ethanol were such a good deal there would be no need to subsidize it.

Agree.

 

[Walrus]

Actually, I think federal ethanol subsidies are essentially ended but they've been replaced by almost-unanimous state mandates requiring the addition of ethanol to gasoline. So it continues to be a no-lose bidness for agricorps. It is apparently the phenomenon which is driving the farmland price bubble. And, as we know, all bubbles burst.

And when this one bursts, the soil will be left basically sterilized and not much good for anything.

 

[RickN]

So do OSA'ers agree with an article on Mother Jones?

Even they get something right once in a great while.

Actually, I think federal ethanol subsidies are essentially ended but they've been replaced by almost-unanimous state mandates requiring the addition of ethanol to gasoline. So it continues to be a no-lose bidness for agricorps. It is apparently the phenomenon which is driving the farmland price bubble. And, as we know, all bubbles burst.

And when this one bursts, the soil will be left basically sterilized and not much good for anything.

There are federal fuel mandates that are increasing to 15% soon.

 

[flatwins]

We have nothing to fear about Ethanol. We were told on the last thread that any problems we've experienced in small engines running Ethanol were a figment of our imagination.

But then again that was coming from someone who was quite pleased when it was learned that we were stuck with DingleBarry for another four years.

They don't call it Kool-Aid for nuthin'.

 

[Dale00]

...And when this one bursts, the soil will be left basically sterilized and not much good for anything.

Why will the soil be left sterilized?

 

[vvvvvvv]

Why will the soil be left sterilized?

Many production- and survivability-enhancing chemicals that GMOs are designed to resist are claimed to have the side-effect of making the soil unsuitable for non-GMO seed.

 

[XPerties]

I had no reason to hate Ethanol until yesterday when I rolled off the Harley lot with a new ride. Guys told me to run Prem with no Ethanol. I didn't even they think they sold prem with no Ethanol. I know of regular but what stations sell prem with no Ethanol?

 

[n2sooners]

I had no reason to hate Ethanol until yesterday when I rolled off the Harley lot with a new ride. Guys told me to run Prem with no Ethanol. I didn't even they think they sold prem with no Ethanol. I know of regular but what stations sell prem with no Ethanol?

I know some of the newer 7-elevens around here do. They have low octane with 10% ethanol and all three with no ethanol.