You might have already known this, but I did not, and am intrigued to have found out: ethanol, the gasoline substitute that can help the U.S. achieve much-needed energy independence from the volatile Mideast, does not have to be made from corn, at all. That’s good news for two reasons: it takes huge fossil-fuel inputs [...]
Entries Tagged as 'corn'
Cattails, Not Corn, Into Ethanol
December 3rd, 2009 · 12 Comments · energy, global warming and climate change, transportation
Tags: cattails·Climate Masters program·corn·energy independence·ethanol·Eugene·Joshua Skov·The Good company·Tim Thurkow
Biodiesel Now Yielding 3.5 to 1?
March 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments · food & drink
Some folks are familiar with how we heat our home with biodiesel, with real success. The kind we use is made from vegetable oil that had its first life in restaurants, (and is usually discarded in places less funky and sustainable than Oregon). All of which is another reason I love living here.
My understanding had been that traditional (not recycled) biodiesel was not sustainable, i.e. uses so many fossil-fuel
Tags: biodiesel·carbon footprint·climate change·corn·energy independence·ethanol·global warming·Thom Hartmann·wet dream
