Ethanol is definitely the word these days. It seems the majority can find no fault in it. However, there are people (including myself) who question whether or not ethanol is the "silver bullet" it's claimed to be, or if today's obsession is just "irrational exuberance", and not a viable cure for our dependence on foreign oil. Margot Gerritsen, assistant professor at Stanford University, interviews Professor Ted Patzek of Berkeley University about his opinions of ethanol and biofuels. Topics discussed include the effects of large scale production of biomass crops, energy consumption in the United States, and why ethanol's success in Brazil cannot be considered indicative of our future with ethanol. I believe with the majority of what he says, but must admit that I have not yet investigated the possibility of nuclear energy in depth.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Patzek's Perspective...
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Ethanol is definitely the word these days. It seems the majority can find no fault in it. However, there are people (including myself) who question whether or not ethanol is the "silver bullet" it's claimed to be, or if today's obsession is just "irrational exuberance", and not a viable cure for our dependence on foreign oil. Margot Gerritsen, assistant professor at Stanford University, interviews Professor Ted Patzek of Berkeley University about his opinions of ethanol and biofuels. Topics discussed include the effects of large scale production of biomass crops, energy consumption in the United States, and why ethanol's success in Brazil cannot be considered indicative of our future with ethanol. I believe with the majority of what he says, but must admit that I have not yet investigated the possibility of nuclear energy in depth.
Ethanol is definitely the word these days. It seems the majority can find no fault in it. However, there are people (including myself) who question whether or not ethanol is the "silver bullet" it's claimed to be, or if today's obsession is just "irrational exuberance", and not a viable cure for our dependence on foreign oil. Margot Gerritsen, assistant professor at Stanford University, interviews Professor Ted Patzek of Berkeley University about his opinions of ethanol and biofuels. Topics discussed include the effects of large scale production of biomass crops, energy consumption in the United States, and why ethanol's success in Brazil cannot be considered indicative of our future with ethanol. I believe with the majority of what he says, but must admit that I have not yet investigated the possibility of nuclear energy in depth.
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