tylakewalker

Forget $100 a Barrel - Oil Will Plummet to $30

The comment:

"The United States is leading an alternative energy charge that will spread throughout the globe and cause a major shift of power away from the Middle East."

shows the authors ignorance. Brazil leads the world in developing ethanol, Denmark in wind power, Germany in solar power. The US does not lead the world in any kind of economically viable alternative energy.

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Dr. No

Yes, I think we should import sugarcane based ethanol from Brazil. If the US removed the import tariff on imported ethanol, other countries with suitable climates would be incentivized to grown sugarcane to produce ethanol. I think India, Central and South American countries would be, in general, better trade partners than middle east countries. The goal should be to diversify energy sources. Ultimately cars in the US could be powered by a combination of fuels. Some electricity produced domestically, some domestic and imported ethanol, some domestic and imported gasoline.

Sugarcane based ethanol is 5 times more efficient than corn based ethanol. Sugarcane based ethanol is a partial solution to a huge problem. We still need to reduce energy consumption while diversifying energy sources. Telecommute more, improve public transportation, etcetera. There is no one solution but I'm tired of sugarcane based ethanol being put in the same category as corn based ethanol.


On Aug 06 11:56 AM Dr. No wrote:

> Muddling Invester: I love your calcualtion and reality check. So
> how does the electro-magnetic field look like around a thigh-thick
> conductor at 200V and 4000Amps?
>
> tyklakewalker: Last time I checked sugar cane gorws only in Florida,
> Louisiana and Hawaii domestically. We should replace middle east
> oil dependence with brazil ethanol dependence ??? Further: You make
> lemonade with lemons: The midwest agriculture grows what it can given
> the long and harsh winters and the hot and humid summers. It ain't
> Hawaii and it ain't California there. You need to look at land effeciency
> and corn is pretty darn good for that.

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"(especially ethanol, which is counter-productive)"

Not all ethanol is created equal. Corn based ethanol is counter productive. It is forced on American consumers because of politics/special interest that are relevant to the US market only.

Sugarcane based ethanol is a viable supplement.