I don't completely understand the anti-GMO stuff. To me, GMO food is just
as good for humans eat as non-GMO food, in some cases better, as with
golden rice. I can understand the crop diversity and possible unforeseen
environmental effects arguments, but they need to be substantiated with
data.
Karen Tellefsen - Electrical Testing
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From: Ahne Oosterhof <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>,
Date: 08/26/2014 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [TN] NTC - I believe ... (my credo)
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Ha, ha. Recently I asked an anti-GMO signature collector if he would eat
corn. Of course he would.
Then I pointed out that corn is GMO, starting as grass. He walked away.
Ahne.
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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dwight Mattix
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 7:28 AM
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Subject: Re: [TN] NTC - I believe ... (my credo)
corn is grass.
"Grass is what my food eats." Ron Swanson
At 07:11 AM 8/26/2014, Pete wrote:
>Some good answers here, led me to do some more research
>
>About 1/3 of the US corn crop goes towards livestock feed.
>13% is exported.
>40% is used for ethanol production
>That leaves 14% for food and beverage (including oils, syrups, sugars)
>
>Ethanol is being used in some cases to replace MTBE, to increase octane
>rating. Why? Because of it's resistance to ignition. This is very
>tiny percentage of the gasoline blend. E10 and E85 are ethanol as an
>attempt to replace fossil fuels. However, that resistance to ignition,
>when used at 10% or 86% is what makes it an inefficient fuel,
>increasing consumption by 3% or 25% respectively. It takes one unit of
>fossil fuel to generate 1.3 units of (less efficient) ethanol fuel.
>
>Since 1980, the ethanol industry has received $45B in government
subsidies.
>
>The windmills don't seem so bad anymore.
>
>Pete
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