>On the subject of Gas:
>Current price here in Newton, Iowa: $1.32 at the
>Wal-Mart gas station (located just behind the
>photo-processing desk?). Of course, this is the 10%
>ethanol blended stuff (supporting Iowa farmers). The
>Iowa State Government vehicles run on something like
>80 0.000000e+00thanol. Talk about reneuable resources.
Nothing is that simple Ken - if you grow fuel, you use up the soil resource
for non-food crops. Unless it's generated from real waste (and even that is
biomass lost from the soil).
>I may drive gas-sucking SUV's, but I was a good boy
>and voted for Ralphie-boy. I figure that since I have
>participated in environmental activism in the past
>that I'm somewhat forgiven for my current choice in
>wheels.
>Ken (chad-restricted diet) Norton
Ha! - if you're seeking forgiveness, see a priest rather than a politician.
Andrew
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