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Tortillas and Ethanol

Plugs and Cars

And without cheap oil, corn would not have become Big Corn, the big agricultural combines (principally ADM and Cargill). It's been a different story for Mexico's farmers. They have had a tough time dealing with the influx of cheap American corn since NAFTA. Corn and petroleum course through our veins. You can't eat electricity.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle. 2:54 PM Anonymous said. 99,999 ripple free.

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