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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-01-06 10:15 PM Original message |
why is biodiesel presented as fuel vs. food? |
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FloridaPat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-01-06 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wheat germ is taken out of wheat, and that has the oil in it. Along |
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smtpgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-01-06 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. how is that |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-01-06 10:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. yeah, we have pretty big crop surpluses every year. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-01-06 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. Most Of The Feed Value Of Corn Remains Following Ethanol Production |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-01-06 10:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. ok, you lost me after feed value. You mean there are no calories left? |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-01-06 11:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Post Corrected To Be Slightly More Coherent n/t |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 03:05 AM Response to Original message |
7. Many of the crops grown for biodiesel or ethanol yield |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 09:41 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I have read that a lot of African farmers can't make a profit because |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 01:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Yes, I've heard that, too. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 04:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. find out who is doing ag work over there. Maybe Peace Corps could do it |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 05:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Biodiesel need not be manufactured from unused biological oils. |
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smtpgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 10:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Wow, you know about biodiesel |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
9. How true that is (or isn't) depends a lot on... |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 05:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Horses for courses, I expect... |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 09:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Actually, we are using close to 20-21,000,000 barrels a day, |
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