http://www.chrishardie.com/blog/2006/09/sustainable-indiana-inc-and-peak-oil.html Personal Blog for James Christopher Hardie Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:40:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.chrishardie.com/blog/2006/09/sustainable-indiana-inc-and-peak-oil.html#comment-4173 Thomas Kemp Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:02:40 +0000 http://www.chrishardie.com/weblog/archives/2006/09/sustainable-indiana-inc-and-peak-oil.html#comment-4173 What I want to know about sustainable energy in Indiana at this point, Chris, is what is the ratio of petroleum per acre of corn/ soy bean and ethanol produced per acre. My understanding is that, besides the fuel used in the equipment, there is a fair amount of petroleum going into the fertilizers and herbicides used in modern agriculture. As Indiana seems posed to launch into ethanol production on a major scale, I think we should know how sustainable this whole fuel from crops method is. What I want to know about sustainable energy in Indiana at this point, Chris, is what is the ratio of petroleum per acre of corn/ soy bean and ethanol produced per acre. My understanding is that, besides the fuel used in the equipment, there is a fair amount of petroleum going into the fertilizers and herbicides used in modern agriculture. As Indiana seems posed to launch into ethanol production on a major scale, I think we should know how sustainable this whole fuel from crops method is.

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