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Old Fri, January 22nd, 2010, 07:40 PM
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That's the big problem. Ethanol is another one of those "warm and fuzzy" scams that make people feel like they're doing "their part" in protecting the planet when they're only really creating other problems elsewhere when it drives up the operating costs of other industries (corn comes in handy for livestock feed).

A couple other prime examples of current "false economy" in the transportation world:

Hybrids (cost to manufacture as well as chemicals/processes for hazardous waste)
DPF on diesels (yeah, burn more fuel just so people don't see smoke...makes sense)

People who get wrapped up in protecting the planet never really see the big picture but seem to look for the atta-boys (smug) to justify their means.
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