Perverting science for politics

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

The bottom line is Gore, and all his glad-handing global warming bs, did it for one reason. To get elected.

And again, numbers and reality contradict the conclusion. Gore was out of office in 2000. Domestic ethanol was required by a Republican Congress and Republican White House starting 2003. But let’s blame Gore because political agendas are more important than reality.

Meanwhile, facts are so one sided that everyone in the Cellar should be critical of ethanol.

When mankind first used oil, one unit of energy resulted in 100 units of petroleum energy. Now that we have burned up all the easy and ‘sweet’ stuff, we only get 30 energy units per one unit to produce it.

One unit of energy is required to produce one whole unit of ethanol energy. No problem. We are making more (unproductive) jobs. According to political spin, that is good. That’s one unit of coal or oil to provide one unit of ethanol.

Last number I saw, ethanol producers are given $1.01 per gallon by government. Corporate welfare. Also part of that early 2000 Republican law. After all, Regan proves that deficits don't matter.