An article by Mark Z. Jacobson, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program at Stanford University, http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/01/balanced-score-card-alternative-transportationenergy-source-_ranks-wind-electric-first-ethanol-last.php , listed Battery Electric Vehicles, charged by wind generated electricity, as the top Alternative Energy amongst known alternatives.
Not surprisingly, the article also lists Ethanol, wheter derived from corn or cellulose, as last. A few months ago, National Geographic Magazine also berated Ethanol as a marginal alternative fuel.
So why does our government pay out huge Ethanol subsidies? The answer may lie in the lobbists and a blind effort to do something, even if it is wrong. Not only was the Ethanol subsidy the wrong thing for the planet's energy alternatives, it was the wrong thing for the price of food. We simply can't afford to burn our food for energy.
Let's hope the new administration can deal with the error of our ways on Ethanol, and put the savings into the electric grid infrastructure.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
your blog is very good......
Post a Comment