 N3OGHYo Soy Col. "Bat" GuanoPremium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
kudos:1 | reply to KrK
Re: Gas prices No shit.
We'll be the first country in the history of mankind to burn our own food supply just to get to soccer practice.
Ethanol is going to end up being a disaster on a global scale. People will end up starving to death over this boondoggle.
I'm not looking to bash anyone in particular, but our government is really f-ed up at this point.
That's all of them. Democrat, Republican, etc. All of them. No one seems to have the best interests of the people in mind anymore. It's all about bringing home the pork and staying in office.
As Nero fiddles, Rome burns.
I fear we are witnessing the end of the great experiment that is the USA.
Oh well, it lasted a lot longer than the dudes who set it up thought it would...
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
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| Ethanol is a huge cash cow for agri-business, but economically, it blows for the rest of us.
Our energy policy is so weak. We waste huge amounts, we're weak on conservation, and we're weak on renew-ables, too.
One thing that may come out of these high energy prices (along with the pain and suffering of the consumer) is we *may* actually get other sensible energy technologies moving in a big way... and we may also get much more energy efficient vehicles.... But will we crash our economy first. Signs point to yes, unfortunately.
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 MysticGogetaThe Robot DevilPremium
join:2005-03-14
League City, TX | We need to have a President (Could careless who) to stand up and do something about this VERY weak energy policy. Perhaps go as far as investing hundreds of billions of dollars into Hydrogen and/or Biofuel and just go all out because were so far behind in development. It makes me sick hearing GM and other company's blab about making alternate energy cars.
I think the worse one is the E85 cars the biggest joke I've ever heard. I've seen a hundred or so with in a year in this area and there are ZERO gas stations that carry it in this area.
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