Seriously, I think if the movie is as stupid as your description of the book, it will give enviro's something to point and laugh about, and will serve our cause by exposing the right-wing use-it-up-before-somebody-else-does ideology.

a liberal in redsville

Criticizing this book as though it is a work of non-fiction only legitimizes the position of people who thumb their noses at global warming.

This repetitive Bush bashing is really tiresome.  The election was over a year ago.

"Wherever I go, there's my bicycle."

In my not so humble opinion, he has long since become the thing he claims to despise - an operative in the politicalization of science.

Bad hurricane cycles have occurred before as well (before the automobile had a chance to affect the atmosphere).

This is all about a Globalist Anti-American, Anti-Nationalism, global village utopian One World Order, headed by the UN and EU.

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Power over Middle Class Americans

Empowering Unelected Global Government Elitist Officials

Foisting Mandates on Americans via unelected Elitist Global Government officials.

Furthering your hatred towards everything American.  Furthering the Leftist-Elitist war on America (Christian America).

Let's face it.  Most of you have been brainwashed by your Campus Commie Professor into believing, that the worst things in the world are Americans and American business.

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It is a good warning for all of us Bush opponents.  When you start to sound anything like this, stop..take  1000 or so deep breaths and come back later.  

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A:  Leftist Enviro-Fascists.

Bush is only one rung above Anti-American,  Anti-Commerce Leftism.

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It takes more energy to convert a kernel of corn into a atomized droplet of ethanol.

The ethanol propaganda (solution)is in high gear, due to Archer Daniels Midland stake in Washington ramming this nonsense down our throats with government mandates.

Ethanol = Huge Profits for Archer Daniels Midland

More Ethanol = Less food at the marketplace, and more expensive food for people

Just what we need now:  Turning our food crops into ethanol on a vast scale.

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wow, that was fun.

a liberal in redsville

Is France a sensible Leftist society?

Why can't you learn from your Leftist friends in France?

Perhaps Leftist European Nuke Plants are safer than American Nuke Plants?...If so, then incorporate French Nuke Plants in the USA, if it will make nuke plants more acceptable to Europe loving Enviro-bots.

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From what I've heard, corn based ethanol produces about 1.3 times the energy required to make it (in other words, the margin is only about 30%).  Not a really good ratio.  That is using modern, energy intensive production techniques.  I do not know the statistics for corn grown without extensive use of pesticides and fertilizers.  There are other crops like sugar cane and switch-grass that can make 2-3 times as much energy as they require to produce (100-200% margin).  Brazil is now famously running more than half it's cars on ethanol made from sugar cane.

  As for nuclear energy, construction of nuclear plans is massively subsidized by the government (I'm guessing, dear Captain, that you would prefer to leave these matters to a free market).  Nuclear energy production is also massively subsidized by the act of exempting the plant operators from all cost or liability associated with the disposal of the "spent" fuel.  If neither of those subsidies existed it is not at all clear that anyone would want to be in the business of producing energy that way.

  I am eager to hear the Captain's thoughts on these matters.

Bikes can save us!!

   Meanwhile I have to figure out how to explain guest etiquette to my Chinese Students.  Beware!  They are coming to America to teach....... Chinese!

patrick

1. Is sugar cane an environmentally good crop? There are some crops -- tobacco being a good example -- that, when cultivated, ultimately drain the soil of its ability to support any kind of crops.

2. Does growing sugar cane involve using the same kind of massive infusions of fertilizer and pesticides that growing corn demands? (My understanding is that any kind of monoculture ends up requiring the use of pesticides.)

3. Can sugar cane be grown any place in the USA other than Florida?

4. How much carbon does burning ethanol put into the atmosphere vs. oil?

5. Ethanol production from sugar cane would seem to be a natural for Cuba to improve its economy. Why aren't we hearing about Cuba building refineries?

6. Sugar cane grows in tropical climates. Tropical climates feature a lot of sun and heat which would seem beneficial to setting up solar heating systems. Sugar cane has to be cooked, fermented, and run through a still to get ethanol (I think I have drunk ethanol in Mexico; it's the cheapest booze you can buy). Has there been any thought given to combining solar heat and energy production and ethanol production?