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Originally Posted by Saskwatchian
It all depends on wording.
If you asked Amaricans if their should be more renewable fuel OPTIONS most would probably say 'YES'.
If you asked Amaricans if they wanted more ethanol or renewable fuel content in their gasoline a whole lot more would say 'NO'
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That's certainly what I believed before I saw this article. It doesn't specifically ask about Ethanol but that's largely what the question about RFS does. There's little doubt in my mind that the RFS brought Ethanol back.
I'm not as negative about Corn because I know once we have an Ethanol infrastructure we can move onto bigger and better things. Right now, it'll work but eventually we'll need more sources to replace large portions of our energy use. I believe hybrid cars can help along with stricter fuel economy standards. Hybrid cars can do a lot without the huge expensive of batteries.
Yeah, I noticed that "high bas prices" too. But hey, "Amaricans."
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Originally Posted by rmay635703
Or they are very well educated on the history of oil.
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The "oil" price is much like the china price and is hard to get around, its as high as it can be while being low enough that few bail.
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This is true, for many corporations. Standard oil being the most pungent example I can think of. Their monopoly didn't happen on it's own. They aggressively bought out, pushed out, and undercut competition. Then there's all the Oil companies that invested in renewable research programs or pilot plants. BP and Shell invested in quite a few renewable research programs only to dump their shares and abandon them.
And I 100% agree on the Oil Price. If Gasoline was a dollar higher then alternatives fuels would look more attractive. My family/friends might enjoy cheap gas prices but I see it for what it is, a bad sign.
Edit: I don't know why this thread was posted in Central. I was trying to post in Fossil Free. If this could get moved, I would appreciate it. Thanks.