The Meaning of Life, the Universe, Ethanol and All That

It must be true- it's in the Wa****ngton Post.
http://tinyurl.com/4dexbm

Two Earthday tidbits from the opinion piece--
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The willingness to try, fail and try again is the essence of
scientific progress. The same sometimes holds true for public policy.
It is in this spirit that today, Earth Day, we call upon Congress to
revisit recently enacted federal mandates requiring the diversion of
foodstuffs for production of biofuels. These "food-to-fuel" mandates
were meant to move America toward energy independence and mitigate
global climate change. But the evidence irrefutably demonstrates that
this policy is not delivering on either goal. In fact, it is causing
environmental harm and contributing to a growing global food crisis.
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It is now abundantly clear that food-to-fuel mandates are leading to
increased environmental damage. First, producing ethanol requires huge
amounts of energy -- most of which comes from coal. Second, the
production process creates a number of hazardous byproducts, and some
production facilities are re****tedly dumping these in local water
sources.
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Regards,
John
Galt has left the building.