tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post1990672771137543112..comments2024-02-02T05:45:33.724-06:00Comments on Incoming: John Phippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-45621618345277018332007-12-19T09:06:00.000-06:002007-12-19T09:06:00.000-06:00How about the recent reports about the growing Gul...How about the recent reports about the growing Gulf Coast dead zone--blamed on more corn acres/nitrogen use. Makes ethanol look even less attractive to pubic as an energy alternative with an environmental net gain. <BR/><BR/>Going back to your previous post commenting on the community benefits of ethanol plants--I think grain guys are overlooking the farm community benefits of having large-scale animal ag nearby. Those of us doing it right don't really stink and manure is cheap fertilizer if you bother to figure out how to use it. We're eating most of your grain anyway, why not cut down your transportation costs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-79753950357095842682007-12-19T09:03:00.000-06:002007-12-19T09:03:00.000-06:00How about the recent reports about the growing Gul...How about the recent reports about the growing Gulf Coast dead zone--blamed on more corn acres/nitrogen use. Makes ethanol look even less attractive to pubic as a energy alternative with an environmental net gain. <BR/><BR/>Going back to your previous post commenting on the community benefits of ethanol plants--I think grain guys are overlooking the farm community benefits of having large-scale animal ag nearby. Those of us doing it right don't really stink and manure is cheap fertilizer if you bother to figure out how to use it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com