2006-09-22 18:50:06 · 11 answers · asked by Harry J 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Unfortunately, no. There is not enough corn to make enough fuel to equal the output of the world's oil refineries. Of course, biofuel is not all corn. You can make a biofuel out of any plant matter: corn stalks, wood chips, etc. It doesn't have to be corn.
But think about this: to create a gallon of corn-based ethanol, it takes about a half a cubic yard of corn. (A block 3'x3'x1.5'). Now, compare the amount of corn you eat in a day to the amount of gas you use in a day. You'll see pretty quickly that corn production would have to multiply EXCESSIVELY, and there's just not that much land to grow it on.
I'm all for biofuel, though, to be used IN ADDITION to oil, to stretch our supply. But it will never replace it completely.
2006-09-22 19:18:55 · answer #1 · answered by Chredon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.. environmentalists did actually put oil industry out of business in this country.... damnation! There is such a thing as too many environmentalists. I am all for protecting the planet, but this is ridiculous. How come they didn't make the same rules for the Middle East? Only one part of the world is supposed to be kept? Double minded morons!
2006-09-23 02:13:13 · answer #2 · answered by Pivoine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://science.howstuffworks.com/question707.htm
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/agoutlook/oct2002/ao295d.pdf
Probably Not. However Ethanol has giving us greater insights on alternative energy. Thus it is a probability that Ethanol will always be a part of our energy demands.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/planetearth/asteroid_oil_991213.html
Now what has changed is theories on oil discovery. The belief that oil came from dead animals and plants millions of years ago is now falsified. Think about it, did all these animals live and die only at select locatins around the world like Saudi Arabia? Wouldn't the organic material decay too quickly?
Now that this animal theory is totally blown out of the water (wet sands in Canada is one example) the areas to find are very numerous. Humankind has been looking in the wrong areas all along.
2006-09-23 02:18:20 · answer #3 · answered by Kountry 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The powers that be will never allow any substance to replace another suddenly, too much negative financial and other implications .
How many times have we seen a new product or invention simply fade away ?
I guess there are other choices before corn which is filed away for the future.
2006-09-23 02:03:03 · answer #4 · answered by Featherman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and so can a lot of other alternative fuel businesses. But, the oil companies control too much to let go of their monopoly on the market right now.
2006-09-23 01:58:04 · answer #5 · answered by retorik75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well no not completely because we still use petrolem to make other products like plastic, etc and to heat our homes. But eventually we could convert many things to be made from other products like corn, however it will take probably at least 20 years for a big conversion.
2006-09-23 03:35:20 · answer #6 · answered by inzaratha 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow, did you come up with that idea all by yourself? If you did, you'll probably have: A) government men in black suits coming to visit you or B) OPEC knocking down your door to get the patent. No, my friend, the oil business is way too profitable for our politicians to ever let it be replaced...Just why do you really think we're sending our young men to die in the Middle East anyway?
2006-09-23 01:58:01 · answer #7 · answered by Cecil K 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately not. Corn will yield very little to the acre, hardly enough to supply the USA's needs.
2006-09-23 01:54:38 · answer #8 · answered by wunderkind 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think in about 2016 when the worlds oil supply is dangerously low, yes. but not now.
2006-09-23 01:57:29 · answer #9 · answered by Smart Mark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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OF course it can, but the WHITE MAN has the industry set for white man riches.
PHANWA IN THE MACHINE
2006-09-23 02:58:00 · answer #10 · answered by BlackPantherNightmare 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋