AviGandhi

It's Now 'Official': Ethanol Is a Scam

Someone please realize that ethanol - CELLULOSIC ETHANOL - is a very good thing. Companies like Bluefire Ethanol can make the stuff from trash, food wastes, etc., reducing our landfill sizes and leading us to truly sustainable fuels. I mean, think about it. Those landfills are going to decompose anyways. Bluefire's plants use methane emitted from rotting trash as 70% of their total energy use. The company takes the paper, eggshells, corn husks, tree leavings, and other crap that we could use but instead throw away and break it down, ferment it, and turn it into a fuel that could drive our country. The best part is that it harnesses a source of energy (rotting trash) that otherwise goes to waste, and it uses yeast for the fermenting process - way more efficient than corn.

I hope people eventually stop talking about how bad "ethanol" is and start talking about how bad "food-based biofuels" are. Fortunately, you don't need food to make all biofuels - and it's these energy sources that will revolutionize our society.