Cellulosic ethanol may be better for environment
A new University of Minnesota study has uncovered that cellulosic ethanol may be better for human health as well as help to slow climate change.
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wow, you’d think that U of M would understand ROI is still not sustainable. Thanks for post!
I didn’t hear any mention of economics in the video, they were just talking about the actual environmental science behind it. Secondary generation ethanol could easily become viable, especially if the proposed “cap and trade” bill passes in the Minnesota Senate.
Making fuel out of food is a bad bad bad idea. Using residue and waste is a much better idea. I’ll always be against fuel made out of stuff someone could have eaten (like corn).
It’s strange to say but USA throws so big amounts of food away per day that you could satisfy whole Africa…
Definitely will this fuel (be) made of thrown away food.
Every time they talk about ‘biofuels’ and show the making of it they show food people could have eaten. They show nice new crops, and piles of corn that could have been used to actually feed someone instead of making fuel to haul some fat ass too lazy to walk to the corner store. I wouldn’t have a problem if it was only made from wasted food and left over scraps (like the stalks from corn), and they showed that. It’s not made from waste though. At least not yet, and that’s the problem.
Actually you’re right, i don’t know why i mentioned wasted food when they really showed only new crops and piles…. :)
Its ironic, but sending food to Africa might make things worse for them, since cheap or free foreign food destroys local agriculture. Local farms cant compete against that, so they lose their job, and without money, wont be able to buy food, or need to look for work with free food (from aid). They might farm cash crops instead. Either Western aid hands out the free food, or let their governments do it, but they tend to mismanage, so in a time of crisis, millions will starve :(
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I didnt start this
IT IS NOT IN SOCIETY’S BEST INTEREST TO INVEST IN THIS TECHNOLOGY. Maybe if by society you mean “America”. However if you do a little research you can see for yourself the bio fuel craze is starting to cause a food crisis in many third world countries. It’s good that people are starting to think about alternative fuel however I do not think bio fuel should be one of them. Solar + Wind + Wave energy is all far more practical and renewable.
acoledoerr89, you have got the wrong idea…he said it himself that 1st generation biofuels (corn ethanol) shouldn’t be looked upon as much as 2nd generation biofuels (cellulosic biofuels) because they are used to feed people…What he meant was this: the newer technologies in biofuels (also known as 2nd generation) should be given greater focus. When he says society, he does mean America. Do you listen when smart people talk? This guy knows what he is talking about, unlike you.
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Solar + Wind + Wave energy is the way to go. Solar energy can already power prototype vehicles, soon enough you wont need to fuel up your vehicle at all. Plug it into a wall maybe,,, but the the combustion engine in automobiles is a dead horse. Other than in automobiles where does bio fuel even have a market? Solar + Wind + Wave energy can all power the worlds cities as well.
Mr. Scientist used some pretty big words but i’m no fool. Don’t talk down to me lambchop.
How can people eat second generation bil fuels?
Africa once had a country called Rhodesia, and it was the bread basket of that continent, and even exported food.
Rhodesia is gone, and the food producing capacity of that once productiove country is gone.
Do you know why?
What about Hemp ? Isnt it the fastest growing bio mass and also the most productive. If you can have 2-3 crops per year that give several times more bio fuel per acre isnt it gross negligence to not even consider a practically free source of energy. Imagine a whole industry started overnight producing the most usefull plant in the world , building products , plastics , oils , fabrics ….. the list of uses for hemp is pretty big. Why are we not doing this .
Great piece. Its important, 2 find alternative forms of energy, the search must go on. GOPHER NATION!!!!!!!!!!!
Looks like once again, an individual must find their own alternative energy and most important of all, keep it to themselves, lest they suddenly disappear…………….
Poor soil conservation practices.
I never thought of that, good idea.
Excellent and informative – Jason, do you have any other videos posted?