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Why are so many delusional environmentalists investing tremendous amounts of money in the development of ethanol-based bio-fuels when refining the corn necessary to make it takes almost the same amount of energy that the weak fuel can produce? Is there any real redeeming quality about this new overhyped "wonder fuel"?

>>13 has a very good idea.  The more energy spent on processing and refining fuel, the further it fails to meet the break-even point.

But the best agricultural-related energy idea of all is taking the anhydrous high-pressure pure ammonia that's normally used to create high-nitrogen fertilizer additives, and burning it in air instead.  This not only generates energy, it also gives you nitrogen pentoxide and fuming red nitric acid, which are very valuable industrial commodities.

Ethanol is made from corn, fail, and AIDS.  If it didn't FUCKING SUCK it wouldn't need laws or subsidies.  Same for biodiesel.