On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:07:10 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

The rush to ethanol is creating a huge disruption in the food supply
chain. This morning I was down at the local farm taking some
picutures and conversed with the owner. He showed me his feed bill
for his milk cows and beef cattle - he's paying twice what he paid
last year and he can't hedge because his suppliers fully expect it to
double again before spring. He's seriously thinking of cutting back
on his herd because even though beef prices are rising, he can't
afford the same size herd because he can't feed them economically.

Maybe he should feed them grain instead.

Ethanol hasn't anything to do with global warming. The business of
farm subsidies is what pushes corn and ethanol. It's a boondogle,
creating ethanol is a net loss when considering what it takes to
produce a gallon of fuel.

Speaking of which, growing cows is stupid too. Costs to produce a
pound of beef are enormous in comparison to most other foods, not to
mention that it's sucking up the US aquifer, poisoning crops and
people through uncontrolled runoff, etc.

Can't blame it all on Gore, but I'm sure you'd like to.