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Old 05-14-2008, 02:28 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by FeelTheLove View Post
I donno. Corn requires a net loss of energy to produce fuel. I think in the end ethanol will come from sugar, the only ethanol biological that outputs more energy than goes in to produce it. I'd bet my money on Brazil.
Your old friend coal (and oil sands) will likely be the source of the bulk of our portable energy in the future, as soon as the economies of scale bear down on the processing costs.
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