we need the corn for food not gas additive.so why?
2007-02-28 08:57:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
its food,,for all the world too eat.not gas mash cattle sloop experment.slash fuel additive. oil is everlasting,just go hybred cars,and put the hummers on bill 1022,,take off the assault rifles,hell most of them rifles are made in the U,S,A....cheers
2007-02-28 10:10:05 · update #1
That is a very good question. And food prices all over the world are going up due to the scarcity of corn. Believe it or not.
2007-02-28 09:18:16 · answer #1 · answered by beez 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm not decided on this yet but I do differ from the talk radio opinions I've heard. There is no reason we shouldn't explore ethanol, Perhaps they can stop subsidizing farmers if we do. There are liberal programs right now that pay farmers to leave ground dormant so that the price of grain stays up. The mash that's left over after the ethanol has been extracted makes an excellent feed for cattle and pigs. I think it's an interesting experiment.
2007-02-28 09:04:30 · answer #2 · answered by archangel72901 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ummm... in case you haven't realized we have a bad dependence on foreign oil. If we could dilute gasoline with 70% ethanol we'd save a lot of money. I say you should grow corn for food first, and use the surplus for gasoline. Despite huge corn yields in the US, however, we do not have enough for food and to manufacture ethanol if 50% of the households in the US' cars consumed ethanol right now, although I believe with good policy we will in the future.
2007-02-28 09:17:08 · answer #3 · answered by Pfo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're the biggest producers of corn in the world. Turning it into fuel will let us corner the fuel market without having to occupy the entire middle east.
2007-02-28 09:15:32 · answer #4 · answered by Michael E 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We don't need the corn for food - if we did, the ethanol subsidies wouldn't have tripled the price of ADM stock.
2007-02-28 09:00:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's a renewable source. Unlike oil, when we run out of oil we're out for good.
2007-02-28 09:03:19 · answer #6 · answered by Abu 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
We have plenty of corn for both. However, Corn is only one source of ethanol.
2007-02-28 09:03:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because someone has a big brother or big sister in the lobby.
2007-02-28 09:02:51 · answer #8 · answered by d4d9er 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's a demagogic way of protecting farmers...
2007-02-28 09:01:58 · answer #9 · answered by maubrenes 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋