Welcome! Please use the navigational links to explore our website.
PartsASAP LogoCompany Logo (800) 853-2651

Shop Now

   Allis Chalmers Case Farmall IH Ford 8N,9N,2N Ford
   Ferguson John Deere Massey Ferguson Minn. Moline Oliver
 
Marketplace
Classified Ads
Photo Ads
Tractor Parts
Salvage

Community
Discussion Forums
Project Journals
Your Stories
Events Calendar
Hauling Schedule

Galleries
Tractor Photos
Implement Photos
Vintage Photos
Help Identify
Parts & Pieces
Stuck & Troubled
Vintage Ads
Community Album
Photo Ad Archives

Research & Info
Articles
Tractor Registry
Tip of the Day
Safety Cartoons
Tractor Values
Serial Numbers
Tune-Up Guide
Paint Codes
List Prices
Production Nbrs
Tune-Up Specs
Torque Values
3-Point Specs
Glossary

Miscellaneous
Tractor Games
Just For Kids
Virtual Show
Museum Guide
Memorial Page
Feedback Form

Yesterday's Tractors Facebook Page

  
Tractor Talk Discussion Board

Re: OT- Ethanol efficiency study


[ Expand ] [ View Replies ] [ Add a Reply ] [ Return to Forum ]

Posted by cornfarmer on December 11, 2007 at 17:30:14 from (64.12.117.74):

In Reply to: OT- Ethanol efficiency study posted by MSD on December 11, 2007 at 07:21:34:

Mentioning ethanol is always going to "stir the pot". Facts tend to get ignored when passion takes over. First, even after corn is used to make ethanol, significant food value is left so the food or fuel argument is really overblown. Also, ethanol is an oxygenate, which can have a synergistic effect on combustion efficiency if your vehicles computer is capable of exploiting it. Corn based ethanol will never be able to meet our total energy needs, but it is a valuable addition that is available NOW, not 10 or 20 years into the future. Unbiased studies (and you really need to read the methodology for each) show a significant net energy gain from ethanol. And last, but maybe the most significant, what every ethanol naysayer ignores, is the social cost of crude oil. A large part of our Mideast policy is geared to supply cheap crude to fuel our economy. To be fair to ethanol, we must charge a significant portion of our military expenses, and many lives, to the cost of a gallon of gas. In fact, please study history-Standard Oil of California (SOCAL) loaned Saudi Arabia the money used to continue the practice of paying the various tribes for the loyalty to Ibn Saud after the collapse of the British Empire, until SOCAL could develop the Saudi oil fields and oil revenues began to flow freely into the kingdom.


Replies:




Add a Reply

:
:
:

:

:

:

:

:

:

: If you check this box, email will be sent to you whenever someone replies to this message. Your email address must be entered above to receive notification. This notification will be cancelled automatically after 2 weeks.


TRACTOR PARTS TRACTOR MANUALS
We sell tractor parts!  We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]

Home  |  Forums


Today's Featured Article - The Tractor Parade: Story of a Case SC - by Bernie DeLon. On a early fall morning back in 1994, I opened the newspaper and happened to spy an article about a local antique tractor club having their annual show that weekend. ... [Read Article]

Latest Ad: Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request [More Ads]

Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.

All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy

TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters

Website Accessibility Policy