Comments on: A Green Dilemma: Genetic Engineering For Biofuel Production http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/ Helping the Earth with Technology Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:05:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: bob http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-24138 bob Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:03:36 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-24138 <p>shit heads</p> shit heads

]]> By: bob http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-24137 bob Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:03:16 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-24137 <p>ass holl</p> ass holl

]]> By: bob http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-24136 bob Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:02:47 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-24136 <p>fuck you</p> fuck you

]]> By: Grant Hisky http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-12524 Grant Hisky Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:48:33 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-12524 <p>Gentlemen- I was recently reading an article posted stating that Ethanol & Bio-Fuels could not be transported in existing U.S. Pipe Lines Due to their corrosive nature. However 3M Scotchkote has developed an insitu pipe lining impervious to ethanol and developed as an anti-corrosion coating system. The technology does exist and is available to make this transition. See Copon Hycote 169 HB on 3M's anti-corrosion web page: www.3m.com/corrosion</p> Gentlemen-
I was recently reading an article posted stating that Ethanol & Bio-Fuels could not be transported
in existing U.S. Pipe Lines Due to their corrosive
nature. However 3M Scotchkote has developed an
insitu pipe lining impervious to ethanol and developed
as an anti-corrosion coating system. The technology does exist and is available to make this transition.
See Copon Hycote 169 HB on 3M’s anti-corrosion
web page: http://www.3m.com/corrosion

]]> By: Earth2Tech » Blog Archive » BP and Universities’ Bio-Energy Institute Is Up and Running http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-3636 Earth2Tech » Blog Archive » BP and Universities’ Bio-Energy Institute Is Up and Running Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:00:40 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-3636 <p>[...] Looks like the $500 million Energy Biosciences Institute — a partnership between BP, and the research labs of UC Berkeley, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to work on bioenergy technology — is finally up and running. The group said Wednesday that the contract has been finalized and work is officially under way. Hopefully we’ll see more fun-filled protests on the UC Berkeley campus. [...]</p> [...] Looks like the $500 million Energy Biosciences Institute — a partnership between BP, and the research labs of UC Berkeley, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to work on bioenergy technology — is finally up and running. The group said Wednesday that the contract has been finalized and work is officially under way. Hopefully we’ll see more fun-filled protests on the UC Berkeley campus. [...]

]]> By: BP and Universities’ Bio-Energy Institute Is Up and Running « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-3632 BP and Universities’ Bio-Energy Institute Is Up and Running « Earth2Tech Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:11:43 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-3632 <p>[...] BP and Universities’ Bio-Energy Institute Is Up and Running Written by Katie Fehrenbacher No Comments Posted November 14th, 2007 at 4:11 pm in In the Lab Looks like the $500 million Energy Biosciences Institute — a partnership between BP, and the research labs of UC Berkeley, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to work on bioenergy technology — is finally up and running. The group said Wednesday that the contract has been finalized and work is officially under way. Hopefully we’ll see more fun-filled protests on the UC Berkeley campus. [...]</p> [...] BP and Universities’ Bio-Energy Institute Is Up and Running Written by Katie Fehrenbacher No Comments Posted November 14th, 2007 at 4:11 pm in In the Lab Looks like the $500 million Energy Biosciences Institute — a partnership between BP, and the research labs of UC Berkeley, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to work on bioenergy technology — is finally up and running. The group said Wednesday that the contract has been finalized and work is officially under way. Hopefully we’ll see more fun-filled protests on the UC Berkeley campus. [...]

]]> By: University Labs Get Help from BP, Dow Chemical « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-2927 University Labs Get Help from BP, Dow Chemical « Earth2Tech Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:00:39 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-2927 <p>[...] Fehrenbacher No Comments Posted November 3rd, 2007 at 9:00 am in In the Lab It might elicit protests from the college crowd, but university and corporate research partnerships are a lifeline for emerging innovation in the [...]</p> [...] Fehrenbacher No Comments Posted November 3rd, 2007 at 9:00 am in In the Lab It might elicit protests from the college crowd, but university and corporate research partnerships are a lifeline for emerging innovation in the [...]

]]> By: Energy Tech Stocks – The Financial News Site for The Global Energy Tech Revolution http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-2140 Energy Tech Stocks – The Financial News Site for The Global Energy Tech Revolution Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:12:31 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-2140 <p>[...] as this blog entry notes earth2tech.com GMO may turn out to be more of a curse than a cure for [...]</p> [...] as this blog entry notes earth2tech.com GMO may turn out to be more of a curse than a cure for [...]

]]> By: eirsinitiate http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-2106 eirsinitiate Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:46:16 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-2106 <p>Biofuels made from crops grown under conventional ag practices in America are far from sustainable. Biofuels seem to hinge on the fact that as of right now, corn-based ethanol is monetarily cheaper than gasoline. People generally overlook the fact that corn-based ethanol is cheap because corn is subsidized so it can be sold for less than it costs to grow. A subsidy that is payed for by American taxpayers to the benefit of large agribiz corporations like Archer-Daniels-Midland. Not to mention how much water and energy ethanol production wastes.</p> <p>Genetically engineering crops for biofuels is shaky science. After all, didn't haven't we already discovered that genes in DNA are perhaps not single-function genes, but multi-functional? So what does that say for the safety and security of injecting these genes because they may carry a desirable trait into an often entirely different species?</p> <p>I'll stick to hybridization, myself. And I vote for electric cars run on solar and wind and geothermal. So much more logical, so much more doable.</p> Biofuels made from crops grown under conventional ag practices in America are far from sustainable. Biofuels seem to hinge on the fact that as of right now, corn-based ethanol is monetarily cheaper than gasoline. People generally overlook the fact that corn-based ethanol is cheap because corn is subsidized so it can be sold for less than it costs to grow. A subsidy that is payed for by American taxpayers to the benefit of large agribiz corporations like Archer-Daniels-Midland. Not to mention how much water and energy ethanol production wastes.

Genetically engineering crops for biofuels is shaky science. After all, didn’t haven’t we already discovered that genes in DNA are perhaps not single-function genes, but multi-functional? So what does that say for the safety and security of injecting these genes because they may carry a desirable trait into an often entirely different species?

I’ll stick to hybridization, myself. And I vote for electric cars run on solar and wind and geothermal. So much more logical, so much more doable.

]]> By: T L http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-2102 T L Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:48:35 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/08/a-green-dilemma-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production/#comment-2102 <p>Everyone seems to ignore Hemp. Hemp produces 4 times the ethanol per acre over corn and because it is a weed it requires less than half the pesticides. There is no reason for Hemp to be illegal. It's just a plant. It can't get you high, it's roots are strong and good for the soil.</p> <p>Hemp produces more Ethanol than corn without any development. The green revolution of the 70's increased crop yield by about seven fold. If we could continue to develop and increase our gains we could expect to produce many times the ethanol per acre that we see today.</p> <p>Best of all Hemp keeps all energy monies here in the United States. That means a much stronger economy and more jobs for Americans. How can we lose by going Hemp?</p> <p>Ron Paul has a bill in congress to legalize Hemp farming. Learn more about him at RonPaul2008.com</p> Everyone seems to ignore Hemp. Hemp produces 4 times the ethanol per acre over corn and because it is a weed it requires less than half the pesticides. There is no reason for Hemp to be illegal. It’s just a plant. It can’t get you high, it’s roots are strong and good for the soil.

Hemp produces more Ethanol than corn without any development. The green revolution of the 70’s increased crop yield by about seven fold. If we could continue to develop and increase our gains we could expect to produce many times the ethanol per acre that we see today.

Best of all Hemp keeps all energy monies here in the United States. That means a much stronger economy and more jobs for Americans. How can we lose by going Hemp?

Ron Paul has a bill in congress to legalize Hemp farming. Learn more about him at RonPaul2008.com

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