Posted on 03/29/2008 3:33:03 AM PDT by stickman20089
But what about the big question? Does it take more than one gallon of fossil fuel to plant, cultivate, harvest, truck distill, you know, the whole process. Does it take more than one gallon of fossil fuel to produce one gallon of ethanol? What is wrong with gasoline?
My ground will produce about 200 bushels of corn per acre, with the principal nitrogen source being manure, with legume carry over. It would be tough to attribute even 10 gallons of fuel per acre to raising this crop.
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