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Kennedy Links World Food Shortages to U.S. Ethanol Policy
CNSNEWS.com ^ | May 1, 2008 | Josiah Ryan

Posted on 05/01/2008 2:14:41 PM PDT by PROCON

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To: Swiss
Instead of 25% less mileage you are talking more like 3% less mileage so maybe it does work out to a net savings.

Ok, then it should work without the tax payers footing part of the bill, remove the subsidy.

61 posted on 05/01/2008 3:14:27 PM PDT by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: Petronski

When the Federal Reserve is ready to stop its campaign to punish thrift, you’ll see the value of farm commodities, as well as the value of all other commodities return to more historic values.


62 posted on 05/01/2008 3:30:27 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: PROCON
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Looks to me like old Teddy has eaten more than his share of the world's food supply.

63 posted on 05/01/2008 3:41:37 PM PDT by vortigern (McCain hasn't given me one good reason to support him)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Why would you defend Kennedy? He and his ilk caused the current energy crisis by blocking everything from windmills to offshore drilling to nuclear energy. He and his ilk are the problem.. He should resign. Ethanol has nothing to do with the fact that shipping costs have trebled in the past 2 years.


64 posted on 05/01/2008 3:42:49 PM PDT by Shanty Shaker
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To: Right Cal Gal

Ethanol is mixed with gasoline. I suppose you could use it alone (maybe with a sterling engine or the like).


65 posted on 05/01/2008 3:45:09 PM PDT by RKV (He who has the guns makes the rules)
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To: Swiss

Good post. Also looks like the US could put more land into production. We can easily increase 10% more than we now use. Supply is elastic in this case, even in land, which of course does have ultimate limits.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/EIB14/eib14d.pdf


66 posted on 05/01/2008 3:53:36 PM PDT by RKV (He who has the guns makes the rules)
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To: buffyt
We at DOW CHEMICAL are making ETHANOL from SUGAR CANE in BRAZIL! Not all ethanol is made from corn, not all ethanol is used as automobile fuel. Our ethanol will be used in PLASTICS, polyurethane. This will NOT upset food production, no one ever ever ever NEEDS to eat sugar cane period!

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67 posted on 05/01/2008 3:56:12 PM PDT by Cobra64 (www.BulletBras.net)
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To: PROCON

Some times it takes gringos longer.........


68 posted on 05/01/2008 3:58:43 PM PDT by EggsAckley
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To: org.whodat

What is the net savings of removing income from islamofascists? I think it matters. And don’t tell me that just because the US doesn’t use that much middle east oil it doesn’t matter. World oil demand is fungible.


69 posted on 05/01/2008 3:59:11 PM PDT by RKV (He who has the guns makes the rules)
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To: PROCON

There is no link whatsoever.


70 posted on 05/01/2008 4:03:10 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
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To: pgkdan
What was growing on that land before they planted sugar cane for ethanol?

What is "rain forest", Alex?

71 posted on 05/01/2008 4:10:16 PM PDT by Squeako (Obama because he's black, Clinton because she's a woman, McCain because he's a Vet/POW. No thanks.)
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To: buffyt

NOT ALL ETHANOL IS BAD!!!

72 posted on 05/01/2008 4:19:04 PM PDT by gitmo (From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.)
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To: tobyhill

Can’t agree more. He probably had a Manhathanol in his hand and said “What are you people doing using this for fuel, it’s for drinking”.


73 posted on 05/01/2008 4:21:11 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: RKV
World oil demand is fungible.

You answered your own question. The united states buying fuel on the world market and selling it for 33 cents a gallon in Iraq is damn sure keeping it away from (your word) islamofacists.

74 posted on 05/01/2008 4:21:43 PM PDT by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: RKV

Oh, it helps, if you reference what in the He** you are addressing that I said.


75 posted on 05/01/2008 4:23:44 PM PDT by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: Mr. Lucky
The price of wheat is well off its prior highs. In fact, most contracts are now at their low.

Future market in wheat/grain has more to do with expectation of current growth and weather conditions. For crop currently in the ground. Plus, India has said they have a huge crop.

76 posted on 05/01/2008 4:27:42 PM PDT by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: Right Cal Gal

nor I, however I often drive out to a country station (NC) that caters to farmers and rural types and the pump does say “10% ethanol.”


77 posted on 05/01/2008 4:44:35 PM PDT by elpadre
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To: org.whodat

Who the hell said anything about oil ds.


78 posted on 05/01/2008 5:22:46 PM PDT by RKV (He who has the guns makes the rules)
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To: org.whodat

Actually at the current price of oil I can’t disagree. Even with the higher price of corn, Ethanol should be cheaper than gasoline at these prices.

Do away with the subsidies and forget about E85 (at least for now) and maybe ethanol will survive in the current political climate.


79 posted on 05/01/2008 5:33:53 PM PDT by Swiss
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To: Alright_on_the_LeftCoast

Wrong answer.


80 posted on 05/01/2008 5:38:40 PM PDT by pgkdan (Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions - G.K. Chesterton)
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