Re: Why is the supply of E85 fuel so tightly controlled?

John_H wrote...

> >And what sort of energy requirements would you need to plant the crops,
> >grow the crops (and water, fertiliser, etc.) and then to harvest the
crops
> >and finally to process the crops into ethanol?
> 
> In spite of what those such as David Pimentel have claimed (and whose
> figures have been thoroughly debunked) the energy returns are well and
> truly positive (especially when the main energy input comes directly
> from the sun).  If they weren't no one could afford to grow the crops,

I'm talking about planting and harvesting, then the processing of the
grain into
the fuel, ready for ****pping, not the actual growing of the crops.

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