[extropy-chat] cheap alcohol

[Eugen Leitl]

On Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 11:01:11AM -1000, Robert Lindauer wrote:

> So what you're saying is that despite the fact that it is a clean, 

Not clean.

> readily available and renewable energy resource for which we currently 

Not readily available.

> have sufficient technology to continue producing it cheaply and 
> effectively, it's not perfect.

Not cheaply, and effectively. Not only is it not perfect, it is
an approach only suitable for the developing countries, which
have no infrastructure, nor know-how in industrial chemistry.
It is even considerably worse than biodiesel.

If this sounds pretty damning, that's deliberate. I don't
seem to be coming through with the balanced and nuanced view.
 
> Okay, I get it.

No, I don't think you do.

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