You did know that Brazil has destroyed
the rain forests to plant sugar cane for the production of ethanol? Isn’t
that the same as destroying Alaska
for oil production? Or destroying California pasture and trail lands for
vineyards and homes? Somebody will have to lose somewhere!
Susan
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Angie Fura Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 12:31
PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] High Corn
Prices............
Bob - the correct term is "tree
hugger." And you are correct that we (and I say
"we" because I am one of them) are the main reason that the
environment in Alaska
and other places is not raped of natural resources. Human
kind is using fossil fuels at a rate faster than the earth can replenish
them. Drilling more and building more refineries will only address
the symptoms of this issue which are inflated prices and dependence on
foriegn oil. For a meaningful solution, we need to address the root
cause which involves finding a sustainable energy source. We need
to find other fuel sources now or this problem will be greatly magnified
for future generations.
Although corn ethanol requires about as much energy
as it produces, at least it supports our American farmers and
our economy.
----- Original Message ----
From: Bob Fletcher <bobcfletcher@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Ride Camp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 12:51:39 PM
Subject: [RC] High Corn Prices............
Lets call a spade a spade,
This is a trickle down effect caused by the bunny huggers who constantly lobby
against new refinery development. The response from the gal who asked
whats up with Utah,
your right!! Whats up!! We are limited by exploration and refinement
capacity. Between the potential of Alaska,Utah, and off shore we
could supply more than what a few acres of corn can provide. It all comes
down to increasing our refinery capabilities.
bcf sounding off.
