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Physics pays no heed
to politics. Ethanol will never be a viable alternative energy source. Direct solar power doesn't have enough energy density to power an industrialized society, and ethanol is nothing more than solar energy run through an extremely inefficient (5%) conversion process to chemical storage.

Utopian environmentalists can dream all they want and pressure politicians to policymake all they want, but, in the end, Physics is there like an immutable brick wall and you WILL smack against it. The only question is, how badly will it hurt you.
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That it garners attention is very important  Boot_Agnostic | 06/15/06
Big oil  baggins_z | 06/15/06
A little heavy  ceegh | 06/15/06
What would you call these corporations then?  voska | 06/15/06
Are you calling me a zealot  Boot_Agnostic | 06/15/06
Physics pays no heed  baggins_z | 06/15/06
Towel tossers unite!  ceegh | 06/15/06
Personally I think you are incorrect.  Linux User 147560 | 06/15/06
No more oil pockets???  Steve Summers | 06/15/06
Solar power is not the alternative  voska | 06/15/06
Windpower?  Patrick Jones | 06/15/06
Yes it is the best alternative at this moment.  osreinstall | 06/15/06
Solar is still viable  Linux User 147560 | 06/15/06
I tell you it is the quietest.  osreinstall | 06/15/06
I didn't think about livestock farmers...  Patrick Jones | 06/19/06
You are thinking of Evergreen Solar.  osreinstall | 06/19/06
We have expansive deserts around the world  Linux User 147560 | 06/15/06
It's still not the solution  voska | 06/16/06
Agreed, suppliment  Boot_Agnostic | 06/16/06
That was actually one of my solar farm suggestions  Linux User 147560 | 06/16/06
Max power is still the area exposed. The beam is the focused power.  osreinstall | 06/16/06
In the book I read  voska | 06/16/06
New polymer armoring tequniques  Linux User 147560 | 06/16/06
Bullets are 3200 ft/sec. Meteriors are 58667ft/sec  osreinstall | 06/16/06
Direct solar.. US lower 48 average 4.6kWh/m^2/day..  thetruth_z | 06/15/06
??  neil ubich | 06/15/06
Simple Answer  nucrash | 06/15/06
my mistake  neil ubich | 06/15/06
I recoginize the veiled threat from the oil crowd  osreinstall | 06/15/06
Your numbers way off..  thetruth_z | 06/15/06
No they are not.  osreinstall | 06/15/06
Your figures are still way off..  thetruth_z | 06/15/06
No they are not.  osreinstall | 06/15/06
To the person who replied..  thetruth_z | 06/16/06
To the person that is in sales  osreinstall | 06/16/06
You're getting closer.. 15HP == 41mpg..  thetruth_z | 06/16/06
I am close because I use proper math.  osreinstall | 06/16/06
Osreinstall... you need to go back to school..  thetruth_z | 06/17/06
You need to tell the truth z  osreinstall | 06/17/06
Made some fair points, but we have to change habits.  osreinstall | 06/15/06
Ummm, no...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/06
All power is ultimately nuclear..  John Le'Brecage | 06/15/06
Folks, the Canadians have it right...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/06
Canadians plan to replace ALL gasoline use.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/06
Doesn't matter either way. They signed NAFTA.  HypnoToad | 06/15/06
NAFTA doen't matter  voska | 06/16/06
well sort of  jjanks | 06/15/06
Actually their tests of Switchgrass has been outstanding  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/06
Any way, back to the article  Boot_Agnostic | 06/15/06
Oil prices will always drop  voska | 06/15/06
If demand drops, so will the cost of oil.  HypnoToad | 06/15/06
a few thoughts  Louisiana oilman | 06/15/06
But no matter what we do  ebrke | 06/16/06
Everybody switch to nuclear and be done with this crap.  Mr. Roboto | 06/15/06
This planet is already past saving as is  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/06
If....  John Le'Brecage | 06/15/06
I agree John, the nuke tech has made huge strides  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/06
I don't think this is an issue...  BitTwiddler | 06/16/06

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