Should we stop renewable fuel?

Question

Should we stop using Ethanol because it's hurting the poor in Mexico by raising the price of a tortilla? THORGIRLSWAR seems too.

THORGIRLS qoute:
By forcing ethenol on us the price of corn is going through the roof and hurting the poor even more!

By the way, that's 'Libs' doing that.

Answer 1

I am sure you are totally mistaken about something Thorgirl said. Regardless, this question makes no sense.

Obviously, raising the price of corn hurts the poor world-wide. But the costs lower for the US, as we limit our oil dependence.

Once again, we have to choose our values. I choose what's good for the US.

Wrong on who's doing that. The libs will simply alienate the majority's willingness to even consider it.

Answer 2

I agree with the above poster, it is a supply/demand problem in regards to price. If you live in a small town (less than 50k people) you probably only have one or two gas stations that sell E85, and they only use 1 pump for it, so they can pretty much charge as they wish. It just isn't that widely available yet, which means that the few stations that do carry it can charge more because they removing 1 pump of gas that people actually DO want. The problem is that more gas stations probably aren't going to carry it until it becomes more popular with the public. The public probably isn't going to buy it until it becomes cheaper and it isn't going to become cheaper until more gas stations carry it. Oh well, I say in a decade it will be fairly popular, but remember that MOST vehicles cannot take it. I know most new GMC vehicles (thank god I have a denali) are flex-fuel and can take it, but these are rare. Hopefully in the coming years Ford, Honda, Toyota, etc will make more of their vehicles flex fuel so we can use both.

Answer 3

Not to change the subject, but the introduction of ethanol has been for the last 30 years that I peronally know of. I can't figure why the government thinks we all suffer from loss of memory, and it's, once again being brought to the forefront as though it's a new idea. I remember it being sold at a local gas station then it just went away. Now tell me, the building of the space shuttle, satalites that can zero in on you good enough they can tell the color of your hair, and all the other technology,to much to mention and we all fight for gasoline? I for one am sick of being treated as I'm a stupid American!

Answer 4

No I think we need more ethanol. It creates huge demand for our farmer corn crop and that would help them make enough profit to pay good wages to AMERICANS and stop paying illegals. I think we should get our oil companies to help with making ethanol and allow them to get some of the benefits. Give them tax breaks to get their interest up because they are the experts when it comes to refining. Good for the farmer, environment, the country, and even the ones who resist yes the oil tycoons.

Matt I agree with most of your statement but most cars can burn ethanol. Remember in the 70's & 80's they had gasohol it was a blend of gas and ethanol and there were many stations pumping it. It takes no conversion or anything to run it and my family used it a lot. It actually burns cleaner and hoter than did regular gas so it in fact cleaned your carburator(a thing of the passt.).

Answer 5

How is Ethanol raising the price of the tortilla? Ethanol is a great idea, it's a solution to a problem we face in terms of oil consumption and it is the solution.

Answer 6

Absolutely not, I'm not sure of the exact number but if memory serves me correctly, last estimates reported that fossil fuel will be depleted within the next century. As for the Mexican guy, he'll have to get the day old tortilla's instead.

Answer 7

Let see, yesterday I paid $1.89 for unleaded gasoline. E-85 was selling for $2.19. Which do you think I bought?

The renewable fuel I am interested in is bio-diesel. Diesel fuel was selling for $2.49. This means the price of all goods is going to remain high because of shipping costs. Plus the added regulation that started Jan. 1st on low sulfur diesel fuel.

Answer 8

Well i would rather keep the monies in the USA rather than giving it to dictators and people that hate the USA but love our money. E85 should be mandatory on ALL vehicles by 2010.

Answer 9

Lib or con that's dumb. Renewable fuel does so much good for our planet. Slay one of the three Great Satans (Guns, Drugs and Gasoline - thanks Little Steven).