| We are looking for an across-the-board solution for | | | | suchas the Hydrogen based fuel cell to assist the |
| our present exorbitant consumption ofgasoline and it | | | | Ethanol fuel approach, this could lend itselfto some key |
| seems as though there is none, at least for the | | | | food staple shortages. The final question may be..."Do |
| present. We are looking at | | | | we prefer wheels beneathour feet, or food in our |
| Ethanol additive to our present gasoline formulas, but | | | | stomachs." Common sense tells us that at this point in |
| this will only give us better milesper gallon and of | | | | time, wemust proceed with great caution. Granted, the |
| course, much cleaner bi-products with its use. Ethanol | | | | very large south American country of Brazilhas |
| becomes a temporaryfix...at best. The reason, of | | | | embarked on their Ethanol program for approximately |
| course is the need for the corn base sugars(and other | | | | a decade now, with fairly goodresults and have |
| similarsugar and starch crops) to produce it. It is a | | | | enjoyed the weaning from foreign oil. Will it ever be |
| simple deduction that it will eventuallybegin to deplete | | | | 100% remains to beseen. |
| the food stock of our nation and also hurt our exports | | | | Solar energy is one possible approach being tinkered |
| of these grains. Wecould, with the anticipated increase | | | | with to produce Hydrogen in order topower our future |
| in need of our corn crop, grow the extra acreage | | | | power plants and it is hoped that electricity, which now |
| thatwould be needed to meet any anticipated needs. | | | | helps to depleteour fossil fuels will help us to deliver the |
| We must keep in mind the amount of laborthat would | | | | fuel needed to produce power for advanced |
| be required to accomplish this task. The question | | | | "Fuel Cells" being developed to power the automobiles |
| remains...Will the Ethanolapproach keep the price below | | | | and trucks, etc. of the future. |
| our present gasoline prices ? | | | | Unfortunately, producing Hydrogen by using solar |
| All in all, we must accept the fact that we will not be | | | | energy electricity is very inefficient. |
| able to have our gas and eat ourcorn muffins too. | | | | This being said, solar energy is fully renewable and |
| There are also other crops which can be used to | | | | therefore must be considered. Alongwith the Hydrogen |
| derive the Ethanol fuel,such as soybeans, sugar beet, | | | | fuel from Solar approach comes recent |
| raw sugarcane, etc.. The fact still remains...the choice | | | | announcements of some breakthroughsholding great |
| willbe gas for our automobiles and along with this will | | | | promise using Solar to economically produce the |
| eventually come a vast depletion of oneor more of | | | | hydrogen needed for fuel cellsfor both the automobile |
| our key domestic and export crops. It does not mean | | | | and our industrial needs and not using up all of our food |
| that this scenario willeventually come to be, but without | | | | resourcesin the process. |
| other renewable energy fuels developed in tandem, | | | | |