Comments on: Genetic Engineering for Cheaper Cellulosic Ethanol? http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Name (required) http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-100128 Name (required) Sun, 01 May 2011 06:46:14 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-100128 Dear Mr. Sustainable, Prof. Mariam Sticklen novel technology uses corn plant left over waste into ethanol and butanol. Her technology actually saves the corn seeds for feed! Brilliant scientists like Dr.Mariam Sticklen of Michigan State University deserve the best recognitions! Dear Mr. Sustainable,
Prof. Mariam Sticklen novel technology uses corn plant left over waste into ethanol and butanol. Her technology actually saves the corn seeds for feed! Brilliant scientists like Dr.Mariam Sticklen of Michigan State University deserve the best recognitions!

]]> By: northgaredeck http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-2768 northgaredeck Thu, 29 May 2008 16:57:09 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-2768 Time will tell if this process will make the grade. There are companies working with pine trees instead of grasses in Georgia. But, the subsidy issue with corn ethanol still has to be addressed. Those monies need to be used for research for other fuel sources. Regardless of what happens, fossil fuels are going to stay around for a long time even though we need to break the oil addiction. NO easy answer for the moment. Time will tell if this process will make the grade. There are companies working with pine trees instead of grasses in Georgia. But, the subsidy issue with corn ethanol still has to be addressed. Those monies need to be used for research for other fuel sources. Regardless of what happens, fossil fuels are going to stay around for a long time even though we need to break the oil addiction. NO easy answer for the moment.

]]> By: northgaredeck http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-23934 northgaredeck Thu, 29 May 2008 16:57:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-23934 Time will tell if this process will make the grade. There are companies working with pine trees instead of grasses in Georgia. But, the subsidy issue with corn ethanol still has to be addressed. Those monies need to be used for research for other fuel sources. Regardless of what happens, fossil fuels are going to stay around for a long time even though we need to break the oil addiction. NO easy answer for the moment. Time will tell if this process will make the grade. There are companies working with pine trees instead of grasses in Georgia. But, the subsidy issue with corn ethanol still has to be addressed. Those monies need to be used for research for other fuel sources. Regardless of what happens, fossil fuels are going to stay around for a long time even though we need to break the oil addiction. NO easy answer for the moment.

]]> By: scott http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-2767 scott Wed, 28 May 2008 11:06:15 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-2767 It all seems a bit scary, I am trying to increase my understanding of the issues surrounding biofuels, but I am just getting myself a bit confused! It seems that there is a lot to learn! and many different options for the future, but I hope that energy efficiency and sustainability become more at the heart of the scientific and political agendas. It all seems a bit scary, I am trying to increase my understanding of the issues surrounding biofuels, but I am just getting myself a bit confused!

It seems that there is a lot to learn! and many different options for the future, but I hope that energy efficiency and sustainability become more at the heart of the scientific and political agendas.

]]> By: scott http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-23933 scott Wed, 28 May 2008 11:06:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-23933 It all seems a bit scary, I am trying to increase my understanding of the issues surrounding biofuels, but I am just getting myself a bit confused! It seems that there is a lot to learn! and many different options for the future, but I hope that energy efficiency and sustainability become more at the heart of the scientific and political agendas. It all seems a bit scary, I am trying to increase my understanding of the issues surrounding biofuels, but I am just getting myself a bit confused!

It seems that there is a lot to learn! and many different options for the future, but I hope that energy efficiency and sustainability become more at the heart of the scientific and political agendas.

]]> By: jpm100 http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-2766 jpm100 Tue, 27 May 2008 21:00:08 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-2766 sorry, should read "exports for the 6 month period ending in March". sorry, should read “exports for the 6 month period ending in March”.

]]> By: jpm100 http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-23932 jpm100 Tue, 27 May 2008 21:00:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-23932 sorry, should read "exports for the 6 month period ending in March". sorry, should read “exports for the 6 month period ending in March”.

]]> By: jpm100 http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-2765 jpm100 Tue, 27 May 2008 20:59:20 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-2765 Diverting? Farms are not at 100% output. There is some competition for foodcrop use, but production wasn't exactly capped. And as far as people starving, exports for the period ending in March were the highest they've been over the past 12 years. For some crops by a little, others by a lot. Diverting?

Farms are not at 100% output. There is some competition for foodcrop use, but production wasn’t exactly capped.

And as far as people starving, exports for the period ending in March were the highest they’ve been over the past 12 years. For some crops by a little, others by a lot.

]]> By: jpm100 http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-23931 jpm100 Tue, 27 May 2008 20:59:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-23931 Diverting? Farms are not at 100% output. There is some competition for foodcrop use, but production wasn't exactly capped. And as far as people starving, exports for the period ending in March were the highest they've been over the past 12 years. For some crops by a little, others by a lot. Diverting?

Farms are not at 100% output. There is some competition for foodcrop use, but production wasn’t exactly capped.

And as far as people starving, exports for the period ending in March were the highest they’ve been over the past 12 years. For some crops by a little, others by a lot.

]]> By: Mr. Sustainable http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-2764 Mr. Sustainable Tue, 27 May 2008 14:36:13 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/26/genetic-engineering-for-cheaper-cellulosic-ethanol/#comment-2764 We're just a couple of years into the American corn ethanol "revolution" and already can see that diverting staple crops into fuel won't work. People will starve. Genetic modification of crops can be dangerous but corn definitely is not the way to go. We’re just a couple of years into the American corn ethanol “revolution” and already can see that diverting staple crops into fuel won’t work. People will starve. Genetic modification of crops can be dangerous but corn definitely is not the way to go.

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