Comments on: Dow Chemical and Ford Motor Co. to Join Forces http://gas2.org/2008/09/23/dow-chemical-and-ford-motor-co-to-join-forces/ 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. Thu, 24 May 2012 21:04:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nick Chambers http://gas2.org/2008/09/23/dow-chemical-and-ford-motor-co-to-join-forces/#comment-4789 Nick Chambers Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:42:29 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=982#comment-4789 Good catch, but it was actually a consortium of companies — Dow, Monsanto, and Diamond Shamrock — that produced agent orange. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Orange The prospect of one of those companies having a monopoly on biofuel feedstock scares the bejeezus outta me too. You ever read about what Monsanto did to Percy Schmeiser? http://www.percyschmeiser.com/ Good catch, but it was actually a consortium of companies — Dow, Monsanto, and Diamond Shamrock — that produced agent orange.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Orange

The prospect of one of those companies having a monopoly on biofuel feedstock scares the bejeezus outta me too. You ever read about what Monsanto did to Percy Schmeiser?

http://www.percyschmeiser.com/

]]> By: Carbon Buildup http://gas2.org/2008/09/23/dow-chemical-and-ford-motor-co-to-join-forces/#comment-4788 Carbon Buildup Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:34:36 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=982#comment-4788 Just a quick correction: Agent Orange was made by Monsanto, not Dow. Also, this alliance sounds scary to me. I hate to think Dow will end up with a monopoly on a oil crop, like what Monsanto has tried to do with "Roundup-ready" crops like soybeans and corn. Just a quick correction: Agent Orange was made by Monsanto, not Dow.

Also, this alliance sounds scary to me. I hate to think Dow will end up with a monopoly on a oil crop, like what Monsanto has tried to do with “Roundup-ready” crops like soybeans and corn.

]]> By: Carbon Buildup http://gas2.org/2008/09/23/dow-chemical-and-ford-motor-co-to-join-forces/#comment-27158 Carbon Buildup Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:34:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=982#comment-27158 Just a quick correction: Agent Orange was made by Monsanto, not Dow. Also, this alliance sounds scary to me. I hate to think Dow will end up with a monopoly on a oil crop, like what Monsanto has tried to do with "Roundup-ready" crops like soybeans and corn. Just a quick correction: Agent Orange was made by Monsanto, not Dow.

Also, this alliance sounds scary to me. I hate to think Dow will end up with a monopoly on a oil crop, like what Monsanto has tried to do with “Roundup-ready” crops like soybeans and corn.

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