[lbo-talk] Bush: 'the more corn there is, the more energythere is'

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat Apr 23 18:13:25 PDT 2005


Jordan Hayes wrote:


>I don't know who these dudes are, but they say that the average corn
>farmer can make about 38% more energy from ethanol than he puts in, and
>that super farmers can do about 109%.
>
>http://www.carbohydrateeconomy.org/library/admin/uploadedfiles/How_Much_Energy_Does_it_Take_to_Make_a_Gallon_.html

Hmm, 1995. But from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, which is a leftish back to the local kind of place. Definitely not shills for ADM.

Doug



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