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Cellulosic Ethanol: The Next Biofuel Boom?

An interesting article on cellosic ethanol. I believe it's nuts to produce ethanol from corn and other products that deplete the food supply. Cellulosic ethanol has two huge advantages over ethanol made from sugar and starch, namely, it's abundant... and free. The National Laboratory estimates that America throws away 323 million tons of cellulose every year in household trash, wood waste, mill residues, and corn and wheat stalks. In theory, this wasted cellulose could provide 30% of the country's current fuel needs.

Good article, but Mr. Hodge needs some help when he claims that CO2 is "the main greenhouse gas". It is if Water Vapor is ignored. Water Vapor makes up over 95% of the earth's greenhouse gases. CO2 is actually a rather minor greenhouse gas in comparison. CO2 makes up about 3% of the total greenhouse gases.