i’ll wager, from an armchair mind you, that this is because decrepeit Scrooges see it as a plus that the people from the regions most affected as “lesser people”, while also holding on to money and ensuring states militarize to defend that money from increasingly pissed of people.

so TLDR ig racist old dudes appreciating what fascism does for 'em.

this is just an armchair assessment fron me though. why is fossil fuel still being used?

    • db2@lemmy.world
      18·
      1 day ago

      But a higher cost to produce at volume.

      If you mean corn ethanol it doesn’t have the same kick.

      We should just make everyone use hydrazine and let nature do its thing. 😆

      • Limonene@lemmy.world
        8·
        1 day ago

        Corn ethanol isn’t really renewable either. It works better if made from sugarcane, but it’s still a big food-vs-fuel problem.

        • db2@lemmy.world
          3·
          1 day ago

          Yep.

          https://ozrodders.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=54741

          That isn’t what I was referring to about nature though.

          Hydrazine exposure can cause skin irritation/contact dermatitis and burning, irritation to the eyes/nose/throat, nausea/vomiting, shortness of breath, pulmonary edema, headache, dizziness, central nervous system depression, lethargy, temporary blindness, seizures and coma. Exposure can also cause organ damage to the liver, kidneys and central nervous system.

          • bluemoon@piefed.socialOPEnglish
            22·
            17 hours ago

            yeah saw human health concerns from ethanol fuels spring up in glossing over articles

    • Rhaedas@fedia.io
      4·
      1 day ago

      Than gasoline or diesel? No, they don’t. Wikipedia has a large chart on their article for energy density of various sources. Some things are harder to directly compare with each other, but diesel has 38 MJ/L, with jet fuel/kerosene and gasoline at 36/35. Adding ethanol dilutes the energy output some, while pure ethanol is 24. It’s still a potent source (but with its own costs and effects that need to be included in the net equation). Chemically petroleum simply has more bonds to break and get energy from.

        • Rhaedas@fedia.io
          2·
          1 day ago

          Yes, it’s on the list too at 33 MJ/L. Lower than conventional, but still higher than ethanol. The usual mix for drop in use with typical diesel engines is 10% bio/90% conventional. It’s a good use of recycled material vs. just disposal.