Truggers are screwing us

I hate hippies. There... I said it. These damned tree hugger (truggers) have gotten us, America, in such bad shape that we actually IMPORT wheat. Wheat... America now imports wheat. While we once grew enough wheat to feed the world, we now have to import it because we are now growing corn for ethanol, one of the biggest shams of all time.

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=435631
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9QQcP_Y1II

In 2005 our president and our congress decided to mandate an increase of production of Ethanol from 4 billion gallons a year to 7.5 billion gallons which means that we will have to hijack even more farm land to grow corn or other Ethanol crops. Combine that with the fact that it isn't even proven that Ethanol is actually more energy efficient due to the high energy costs it takes to make it, we have to wonder what in the hell is going through the little green minds of those in charge. Please note the high tariff on any that is imported, just to make sure we have to make it here.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12872060/

Now, for those of you (Peter) who don't believe in my conspiracy type ideas that most everything that happens is all a play by those who pull the strings, ask yourself why a president who is the bane of the existence (in theory) of everything environmental, would push so hard for this? Keep in mind that ADM (Arthur, Daniels, Midland) "The supermarket to the world" is running this little game of charades. One of the biggest underwriters of NPR, who hates the pres, is working hand in hand with both Reps and Dems to be green. Bush, Romney, McCain, Obama, Clinton, Edwards, all back it but they can't come up with any proof of the claims Ethanol makes. What can I say? It brings in the votes from the same people that mindlessly watch the evening news, believe what they see, and consider themselves informed. If ADM couldn't make more money with Ethanol, would they do it? Of course not.

The following link brings up a good point: If Ethanol is so great why does it need so many government subsidies and a stiff arm from all the political high-ups to force people to grow crops for it? If it really worked wouldn't the market naturally gravitate towards it? By the way, more crops growing means more water, land, and fertilizer is spent on them.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/05/the_many_myths_of_ethanol.html


Now you have all read, I hope, my blogs on environmentalism in the past and you know I think it is nothing but a way to get money from people with soft hearts. It would seem that in this case this Ethanol stuff is a way to get tax dollars stuffed into the pockets of those producing it without the nasty little thorn in the side of a free market economy or, in fact, even having a product that works.

Another nice little side effect of the Ethanol craze is increased corn prices and hunger in places like Mexico where corn is their main staple. Increased corn prices pretty much increases the price on anything associated with corn, from milk to Pepsi. The CNN article that follows admits to all this but says we shouldn't worry. After all, it will calm down in the future. With government mandated increases for ethanol the only way to lower corn prices would be to increase the supply which would, if I'm not mistaking, would require growing more corn and less other stuff. No matter what we do prices will go up across the board. It's pure supply and demand.

And finally, guess how Ethanol is transported... By truck. And my guess is that that truck burns dinosaur bones, not corn. So I wonder what the "carbon footprint" is for
a gallon of Ethanol between the immense amount of energy it takes to make it and the incredible energy cost of transportation.

http://www.agmrc.org/NR/rdonlyres/4EE0E81C-C607-4C3F-BBCF-B75B7395C881/0/ksupipelineethl.pdf

So what do I say to the truggers who buy into this? Shame on you. Do some homework. What do I say to the Ethanol CEOs who I'm sure don't really give a shit about the environment? Good on ya. You have a great scam going and if I could have gotten in on it I most certainly would have.