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Subject: Re: Along with wind power, ethanol has become the newest big thing in the Midwest and Great Plains...


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Larry
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Date Posted: 15:39:49 11/09/06 Thu
In reply to: Duncan7 's message, "Re: Along with wind power, ethanol has become the newest big thing in the Midwest and Great Plains..." on 22:20:45 11/08/06 Wed

>Actually for right now this is a pretty "localized"
>event and it's going to take awhile (few years) to
>really move. The biggest drawback are materials used
>in the pumps, some pipelines and other little small
>things that don't like ethanol. the Midwest has had
>years to prep for it. Not so much anywhere else. Once
>materials manufacturers gear up for replacement
>components things should really start to move.
>


one problem creeping up is the cost of the corn. have you seen the price. its taken a 50% jump all ready just on the news that production is going up.

there are no pipelines in the Midwest for ethanol. there never will be. ethanol can not be pumped at the pressures needed to move it.

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Re: Along with wind power, ethanol has become the newest big thing in the Midwest and Great Plains...Duncan722:07:25 11/09/06 Thu


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