Why President Bush’s corn ethanol subsidy plan, supported by numerous governors and state legislatures as well as Congress, is terrible for the environment and US taxpayers, doing nothing but sending tax money down the drain, or more literally up in smoke. Independent opinions from another site, that I am not connected to, but which I agree with strongly in this case.

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  1. Just Watching

    Start in spring and fuel your tractor. Count the BTUs untill ethanol goes into someones auto and you will see the energy from the ethanol does not equal the energy it takes to make it. Also the water table has droped dramatically on our farm here in southeast Arkansas so we will soon be dry land farmers. So much for the ethanol fad! No more water!!!!!

  2. nearlynothingbutnovels

    Absolutely! Thanks for the comment, Just Watching. Jim

  3. Uncle Sam

    I agree wholeheartedly with the arguments.

    As much as we may like - we cannot grow our way out of oil dependence.

    http://rightcommentary.com/2008/04/25/corn-hoax-well-need-oil-and-lots-of-it/

  4. nearlynothingbutnovels

    Uncle Sam, thanks for the feedback. I’ll be sure to read your site and the post you reference. Best wishes. Jim

  5. justin

    eth is good

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