http://listen.sdpb.org/post/south-dakota-company-announces-ethanol-breakthrough
"Officials with Poet DSM Advanced Biofuels have announced a
breakthrough that will allow for increased cellulosic ethanol
production.
The latest development from the South Dakota-based
company is a process called pre-treatment. Matt Merritt with Poet DSM
Advanced Biofuels says pre-treatment transforms plant residue like corn
cobs and husks into a substance that can eventually lead to fuel. "
The article doesn't say how energy intensive the process is. Of course you don't want to be using up one kind of energy to produce less energy in another form (ethanol). So we wait to see...
Friday, November 3, 2017
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
some places where the US could save a load of money
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/31/us-nuclear-arsenal-cost-cbo-report
"The cost of the US nuclear arsenal over the next 30 years will be over $1.2tn, even before any new weapons ordered by the Trump administration, and is unlikely to be affordable without cuts elsewhere in the defence budget, according to a independent congressional report.
The total price tag marks nearly a 25% increase from previous estimate, taking in the modernisation programme established under the Obama administration, which account for $400bn, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found. The costs would peak in the 2020s and the 2030s."
http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/defense-department-war-terror-has-cost-250-million-day-16-years-2608639
"American taxpayers have spent $1.46 trillion on wars abroad since September 11, 2001.
The Department of Defense periodically releases a 'cost of war' report. The newly released version, obtained by the Federation of American Scientists Secrecy News blog, covers the time from the September 11th terrorist attacks through mid-2017."
NOW we're talking real money! How come this isn't talked about much? I'm going to guess that we don't really need our military in 150 countries... http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/04/us/table.military.troops/
"The cost of the US nuclear arsenal over the next 30 years will be over $1.2tn, even before any new weapons ordered by the Trump administration, and is unlikely to be affordable without cuts elsewhere in the defence budget, according to a independent congressional report.
The total price tag marks nearly a 25% increase from previous estimate, taking in the modernisation programme established under the Obama administration, which account for $400bn, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found. The costs would peak in the 2020s and the 2030s."
http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/defense-department-war-terror-has-cost-250-million-day-16-years-2608639
"American taxpayers have spent $1.46 trillion on wars abroad since September 11, 2001.
The Department of Defense periodically releases a 'cost of war' report. The newly released version, obtained by the Federation of American Scientists Secrecy News blog, covers the time from the September 11th terrorist attacks through mid-2017."
NOW we're talking real money! How come this isn't talked about much? I'm going to guess that we don't really need our military in 150 countries... http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/04/us/table.military.troops/
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