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Old 12-10-2005, 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by jim henderson
Manufacture of ethanol costs more engery going in than we get out.
I may be incorrect, but doesn't the discovery of oil, transporting and refinement consume as much energy as what we get out of it?

I know pretty much all foods require more energy to be injected into them in various forms (as you mentioned fertilizers, transport etc.) than what you get out of it by eating.