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Ethanol Conversion Kit
Why should we use grain such as corn for fuel when people are hungry throughout the world? Corn used for ethanol production would otherwise be fed to livestock or used for export markets, yet some suggest that it is immoral to use corn for fuel instead of food. Clearly there is a world hunger problem, but it is not appropriate to fix blame for world hunger on farmers and U.S. ethanol producers.
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Ethanol Conversion Kit
| January 5th, 2009 10:36 PM
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Philippine December inflation eases to 8 percent - PR Inside
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Inflation in the Philippines slowed in December to 8 percent as fuel and other basic commodity prices continued to decline, the government said Tuesday. The National Statistics Office said the inflation rate eased from 9.9 ...
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| January 6th, 2009 03:40 PM
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Several Airlines Offer Bargain Fares for Passengers - KTVN.com
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The first few days of the new year have seen a wave of air-fare sales across the airline industry. It's not what the experts had expected in the aftermath of some deep cuts in capacity that took effect starting in September. But with the drop in fuel ...
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Converting To Ethanol
Gas prices are below $2.50 for the first time in months. While it may have you more willing to drive more, one of KELOLAND's biggest flex-fuel vehicle supporters worries it will also make people less willing to make the switch to E-85. One Mt. Vernon man who installs e85 conversion kits is now fighting for government certification, to get more people using ethanol. "This car we could do in about 15 minutes." After a little more than 15 minutes under the hood of his '97 Dodge Caravan, Brian Dodd is driving on e85 fuel. In his shop near Mt. Vernon, Dodd installs kits that convert nearly any regular vehicle with a fuel injector into a flex-fuel vehicle. It's an attractive idea for anyone who wants to pay the lowest price at the pumps, which is usually the 85% ethanol blend.
Need for change fuels debate on alternatives
AFTER a few depressed years, farming appears to be gaining some confidence again in spite of changes in the EU farm regime which has removed subsidies from production and may eventually lead to the removal of subsidies totally within the next few years. Many people are asking why. We have all heard about diversification on the farm, leading to such developments as farm tourism and farm shops. The boom in organic food and local or regional food demand has also provided an uplift, although in real cash terms they have only made a peripheral gain. .
Fears about inflation press markets down
A Labor Department report that showed strong growth in wages renewed fears of inflation on Wall Street and helped send stocks down Wednesday. The report that wages rose at a higher-than-expected annual rate of 4.2 percent in the second quarter increased speculation that the Federal Reserve will resume its series of interest-rate increases when it meets later this month. Stock indexes had reached three-month highs following the Fed's decision in August not to increase short-term rates after 17 consecutive increases. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 63.08 points, or 0.55 percent, and closed at 11,406.20. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 12.99 points, or 0.99 percent, and closed at 1,300.26. The Nasdaq composite index fell 37.86 points, or 1.72 percent, and closed at 2,167.84, in part as Intel Corp.
USDA: ethanol output could double by 2010
WASHINGTON - U.S. ethanol output could double to 10 billion gallons annually by 2010 without igniting a food-vs.-fuel fight over whether to use corn as livestock rations or making the alternative fuel, a government economist said on Wednesday. At a Senate Environment Committee hearing, the Agriculture Department's chief economist said the surging ethanol industry could incite record corn (maize) prices in the next five or six years to bring more land into corn production. "There will be some costs, but it will be manageable," said chief economist Keith Collins. He said steadily rising yields and larger plantings would assure adequate supplies. Co-products of ethanol are useful feed ingredients, too. Committee chairman James Inhofe, Oklahoma Republican, said one study suggested consumers would pay an additional $14.5 billion a year if ethanol production reached 10 billion gallons.
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