Brazil has already done it, why can't we?
Are the big oil companies like Chevron and BP paying off the politicians? I think the nation needs to stand up and do something about this.
2006-09-09 15:04:04 · 15 answers · asked by fordfan444 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
it all about the big oil companys they control it all here is a little story for you back some 30 or so years ago there was an invention it was a carburator for a 6 cylinder engine I think a chrysler the way the story goes is the inventor was trying patent this design which was for the carburator that was getting 110 miles to the gallon on this 6 cylinder engine well the oil company got word of this and with the EPA being paid big money by the oil company threaten to put this person in prison for breaking EPA laws so to make this long story short one of the oil companies purchased alll the plans and the carburator from this person and put a gag order against any mention of this product to anyone so this great invention sits in some oil companies storage room while we pay 3.10 per gallon they dont want us to have ethynol they want us to be at there mercy so they can buy there 2 million dollar crappers
2006-09-09 15:16:25 · answer #1 · answered by Kenny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because the amount of corn needed to produce the volume of ethanol required by our country is astronomically large than what is required in Brazil. The process is expensive, and refineries aren't equipped to handle the massive job required. It seems simple on the surface, but we have a tough job producing food year to year. During times of draught or poor corn crop, the price of ethanol will go up too. I don't think that they're in cohoots with the politicians, I think they just realize the scope of a change of this magnitude.
2006-09-09 16:17:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's this pesky democracy that gets in our (U.S.) way. Brazil can thank the military dictatorship that ruled from the early 60's to the mid 80's. The Generals saw the money going overseas for oil and just "TOLD" every gas station in Brazil to put in Alcohol tanks and pumps. The sugar of course, was already there. Hey give Bush/Cheney a chance. They seem to be moving in that direction.
2006-09-09 17:14:32 · answer #3 · answered by xandro 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. The technology for cleaner, bio-fuels has been around for over 100 years. The oil industry is so powerful and tied to world govt.'s that most people think it is a relatively new idea. The first internal combustion engine was designed to run on fuel made from plant material.
2006-09-09 15:10:45 · answer #4 · answered by Billy W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US cannot produce enough corn to make enough ethanol to replace the amount of oil we import. Not enough arable land - and the US has a LOT of arable land.
The process for making ethanol out of farming waste - stalks, leaves, cobs, etc. is just not complete yet, either.
Energy independence is going to come from taking advantage of ALL alternative renewables, such as solar and wind, combined with reductions in utilization.
2006-09-09 15:09:46 · answer #5 · answered by oohhbother 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ethanol is not the answer we need in this country. it takes too much grain,mainly corn, to make enough ethanol to make any difference here. We need to produce flex fuel diesel cars. You can, right now, empty your diesel car of diesel fuel and refill it with filtered used cooking oil and drive it. No modifications necessary. Used cooking oil is dirt cheap, burns cleaner than diesel, and is readily available, right now, all over the US. Warning: if you do this, you gotta change your fuel filter before you switch back to petro-diesel!
2006-09-09 15:18:13 · answer #6 · answered by michaelsmaniacal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We all know the answer. A huge oil company isn't going to "Shut Down" instantly and say, "Hey, it was good doing business with you". The politicians have a huge hand in it too.
2006-09-09 15:06:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOur comparing apples with oranges.,
Brazil doesn't use anywhere near the amount of energy we do here.
and the labor rate for the employees who produce the ethanol
is like $1.00 an hour........
And WHERE are you going to grow that much corn?
and if you have a drought like this year and corn production is down 30% what do you do with the corn you have? Do you feed people or cars......
2006-09-09 15:10:00 · answer #8 · answered by deltaxray7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its taking Brazil over 20 years to do this. We are just now thinking about it. Go figure. We are sooo slow on what we need to do sometimes.
2006-09-09 15:06:07 · answer #9 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you haven't looked into the logistics of this problem. There are many reasons we can't just "switch over" to ethanol. Perhaps this article will enlighten you a bit:
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/11174/tech-stuff-ethanol-promises-ethanol-and-dependence-on-fossil-fuel-page2.html
2006-09-09 15:15:53 · answer #10 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋