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Company wants to turn fat into fuel at Iowa plant
www.google.com ^ | 12/14/2009 | By AMY LORENTZEN

Posted on 12/14/2009 7:49:57 AM PST by Red Badger

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To: tubebender; BOBTHENAILER

We call that stuff, Mythanol.


41 posted on 12/14/2009 3:11:44 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Does 0b0z0 have any friends, who aren't traitors, spies, tax cheats and criminals?)
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To: TexasTransplant

>> Ethenol from waste would be OK, from Corn is stupid, turning food into fuel on it’s face is dumb but the % efficiency makes it dumber still and if that wasn’t enough it is counter productive to it’s stated goals to boot.

DUMB... DUMB ... DUMB

Sure did move the wealth around though, and made my old Boat just about worthless (since I can’t buy fuel without ethanol in it I have to replace my Tanks at a cost equal to the value of my beloved Boat)

TT <<

Agreed, right now it is “Not quite ready for primetime”, if you could turn corn stalks into ethanol and keep the corn kernels out of it then I could see it as good step. Also if we built more nuclear power plants, built ethanol production plants next to them, and used the “waste steam and hot water” to process corn stalks, wheat chaffe, etc... into ethanol then it could be a great supplement to our fuel economy. Right now it isn’t even break even.


42 posted on 12/14/2009 4:05:53 PM PST by GraceG
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To: Piquaboy

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43 posted on 12/17/2009 1:10:04 PM PST by shaggy eel
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To: Red Badger

Are all the fat people we have walking around in this state going to be in any danger>


44 posted on 12/18/2009 6:21:40 AM PST by Piquaboy (Military veteran of 22 years in Navy, Air Force, and Army.)
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To: Piquaboy

Not until Obamacare is a reality.............


45 posted on 12/18/2009 6:33:42 AM PST by Red Badger (Obama - The first ever elected lame duck..............)
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