Comments on: BlueFire Ethanol bets on household trash

The dark horse in the cellulosic ethanol race is municipal solid waste, with the first plant set to begin construction within weeks.

[ittesi259]

This sounds like an interesting idea. I don't know that I'm a fan of ethanol, but I'm supportive of anyone doing something to reduce reliance on oil, foreign or domestic. Of course, if its a clean way to eliminate landfill waste and future garbage I say go for it. We should be growing corn to eat, not to fuel cars.

[jerseycougar]

Thank god someone turned the the light bulb on other than politicians cramming use of foodstuff for manufacture down our throat of ethanol.It or alcohol can be made out of anything which will rot from grass clippings on! Also motorcycle running on purely ethanol took special carb. used twice as much ethanol than gas to run.Politicians usually can't even change a flat tire yet make decisions mostly bad to enrich themselves not the people??America is waking up!

[strategynode]

Amen! What we need (and this is evidence of that) is less government intervention. People are quite resourceful, and will be far more productive with the government trying to put its nose in everyone's business.

[willdryden]

I would rather see them making butanol than ethanol.

[mlamonica]

As it turns out, they can make butanol from waste as well. I think they are keeping an eye on the demand for butanol.

[galeso]

I want one just big enough for all my junk mail.

[ctbravo]

I agree that we should eat corn not turn it into fuel. i am a fan of ethanol, hydrogen, and anything that will ween us off of oil. The corn for ethanol is the biggest boondoggle that has been pulled over us in a long time. 1 acre of corn makes 350 gallons of ethanol. 1 acre of algae makes 5,000 to 7,000 gallons of ethanol. Wonder why we are not speeding up the developement of this? Politicians from both parties in all corn states. I live in Georgia and do a lot of driving for work. I see fields of corn now instead of cotton, grass, soy, and peanuts. This drives up the price of these products.
If we are to make the jump to ethanol, hydrogen, and electric cells, then we are going to need a lot of electricity. This is also why we need more nuclear energy. We should get more oil now, build more nuclear now, and plan to get of oil. I am sick that we have to buy oil from the mideast and venezuela. Dont go to Citgo, it is Hugo Chaves's company.

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