maporsche wrote:
Like we've already said...bio fuels are not the answer...electricity is. The sooner our politicians realize that the better.
Where does electricity come from?
Anyone hanging their hopes on solar and wind to seriously support growing electricity demands, at least for a very long time, is not a very realistic person.
I read an article the other day, and even when solar and wind capacity seems to look better, the actual yield from the capacity is much lower, primarily because the sun and wind does not perform all the time, and there is still no viable and proven system to store the energy.
I support nuclear, but it is not the answer to solve the entire demand either.
And by the way, ethanol may turn out to be a monstrous boondoggle. I read the other day where the dead zone in the gulf is growing because of increased fertilization required to grow corn in places like Iowa. This plus the surge in price of corn and other crops, causing inflation in food and other products. Remember the law of unintended consequences when you artificially skew the market.
I don't know about this fuel standards bill, Walter, but I seem to recall one or more in the past helped people just go out and buy alot more SUVs or pickups to escape the little cars because of fuel standards for cars, so it amounted to nothing but a demonstration of the law of unintended consequences.