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Why would you say such a stupid thing? Not only is it sustainable, the alcohol derived from green plant is solar energy in disguise. In small scale it predates recorded history. In large scale it has couple hundred of years of production (for both human consumption and as a solvent, chemical...

Do you have any relative data? For example, if considered as an "energy crop," how much water does each unit of alcohol energy from sugar cane require compared to that same unit of energy in diesel fuel from soy beans. Would be nice to see their relative annual energy yields per hectar (per...

For Iowa corn based alcohol, yes that is true. (Another of GWB's stupid decisions, designed more to build another large group of campaign contributors while appearing to do something about US's energy dependency on the Mid East, but actually as corn based alcohol is "net energy negative" his...

To SA: Thanks for links but too busy with US taxes now to read -I will later, but I too follow this closely (partial as I hold 2500 shares in San Martino, third largest producer of Sugar/alcohol in Brazil, I think, and one with nearly all its cane fields level enough for mechanical harvest...

As I do not know how to link to specific post in another thread, I copied most of my last post in “Central Banks and US Dollar” thread here to continue the “ethanol” discussion with SA in a more appropriate thread as he suggested. This post is the one SA is replying to with his...

I’m a retired physicist, not able to slug it out with you sharp traders, but here is an interest approximate fact about a $400/ month electric bill: Assume n 100W bulbs burning 10 hours/ day 30days per month. That is n times 30KwH, which at $0.10/ KwH is 3n dollars monthly. So that must be...

Not true. Your link was interesting read, but does not support your statement, nor does the current issue of the Economist - The cover story at: http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10880718 Where you will find: "...Thanks to cheap money, they could take on more...

I am the one confused. I thought the mint (a division of the Treasury) printed the paper also. (both the dollars and the bonds) if not, who does? BTW I have long advocated that the printing of paper money end (in a several year phase out plan) - this would put great hardships on major drug...

half right. Yes the market (the DOW) will go up, but that does not mean the value of owning all the stocks that make up the DOW will increase. The Dow is measured in dollars - as the value of the dollar drops more will be required to buy the underlying value of the companies. Part of the...

I live in Brazil and fully agree: FINALLY !!!! Brazil will create a sovern fund! Backward as it is in good government, even Brazil now knows it is losing money by buying US treasury bonds. Because of the enormous influx of investment dollars into Brazil and the high price of the...

Perhaps what is "coming" is better described by a different cycle - One I posted in another forum and called The "6L Cycle": LIQUIDITY caused the “dot.com bubble.” When it burst Greenspan’s FED, fearful that the world was heading into recession, possibly becoming a depression, pumped...

Kashirin was limited by fact that 16 more 0.25% cuts brings the rate down to 0.5% - only in Japan, a nation of compulsive savers, is that possible. I read recently that the maturing US Treasury bonds demaning payment, not willing to "roll", were now exceeding the sales rate. I.e. at the...

It depends upon what exactly you mean by "plenty." Are you one of the A-biotic oil origin believers? If so I ask you why major oil is found in a arc from Turkey thru Iraq and Iran, across the North of India and into Burma (and even further into the Tonkin gulf)? - I will tell why I think this...

You must be one of the A-biotic oil origin believers. If so I ask you why major oil is found in a arc from Turkey thru Iraq and Iran, across the North of India and into Burma (and even further into the Tonkin gulf)? - I will tell why I think this so by quoting from wiki: "... The Tethyan...

Unfortunately, in Sao Paulo, a few blocks from Ave. Paulista. I do get to lake site near Jacarei, where I am slowing building a house by myself (good exercise and fresh air) for two days every week if rain not forecasted. (I use bus and leave 4 wheel drive car in motel where I spend one night...

I agree. In fact coined the term "6L cycle" and posted in another forum some time ago. Here it is defined: The "6L Cycle": LIQUIDITY caused the “dot.com bubble.” When it burst Greenspan’s FED, fearful that the world was heading into recession, possibly becoming a depression, pumped...

Yes, and soon to be exporter of significant amount of Alcohol fuel and has about 1/3 of world's liquid fresh water. Brazil has a strong comodities based economy (world leader in exports of soybean, beef, iron ore, etc. resulting in the Real having more than doubled against the dollar in last 3...

On (1): Yes, but the factory and higher pay white collar jobs (lost by outsourcing) are causing real wages to drop in the "MacDonalization" process. On(2): Yes, but mainly because shirts etc. made in USA will cost much more and less will be made than were imported from other lower cost Asian...

On (1): Yes, but the factory and higher pay white collar jobs (lost by outsourcing) are causing real wages to drop in the "MacDonalization" process. On(2): Yes. On(3): No. the Chinese internal demand is rapidly growing In less than decade the Chinese middle class purchasing power will...

You might want to note that last week it took 2.02R$ to buy a dollar, yesterday's close was 1.95R$ to the dollar. Thus in a week you gained 5+% and that is before consideration of fact the real interest rates are easily the highest in the world. Least you think last week "too special" (and it...