The ethanol effect: When alt fuels go bad


	The ethanol effect: When alt fuels go bad

masbury

4-3-2008 11:43 AM

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corn, ethanol, environment, politics

masbury says:

Excellent graphic analysis of why corn-based ethanol is "too good to be true"

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4-3-2008 1:51 PM

Kauaiguy

I clipped this a while ago..

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080109110629.htm

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