Stockpiling supplies for an emergency is at the very core of survival. Unfortunately, though, not everything stores well, especially when we’re talking about months and years. Most food items don’t store well, but we are able to make up for ...
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The Survivalist’s Simple Guide To Making Rubbing Alcohol, From Scratch
Making rubbing alcohol sounds like something you’d need a table full of beakers and glass tubes for, doesn’t it? Fortunately, it’s far easier than most think. Good thing, too! After all, one of the worst things that can happen to ...
Read More »Are You Killing Your Car With E15 Gasoline?
When you head to the gas station to fill up, high gas prices can be disheartening. It turns out that high prices are not the only problem at the pump. Troubling information about E15 gasoline has come to light—it could ...
Read More »Drought Renews Focus On Food vs. Fuel Debate
With one of the worst droughts in decades causing corn prices to escalate, Americans may be forced to choose between putting meat on the dinner table and filling their gas tanks. At the heart of the problem is a battle ...
Read More »The Importance Of Corn In The American Economy
Even though the United States does not depend on agriculture to drive the engine of its economic development to the same extent that it did in the past, the fertile fields of the American heartland are still the envy of ...
Read More »Thirty Years of Living on the Dole Ends for the Ethanol Industry
Convincing the federal government to end wasteful spending programs is usually about as easy as getting a crocodile to sit still so he can have his teeth brushed. Once the government starts subsidizing some kind of private interest or industry, those who benefit from this largesse will do everything in their power to keep those handouts coming. Because there is no money to be raised or votes to be gained in ending a government program, these efforts usually succeed, and the wasteful spending then continues indefinitely.
Read More »It’s Time to Revisit Ethanol Production
The concept of bio-fuel is one that many can support. Renewable energy is a growing concern, especially for those who wish to gain independence from reliance on foreign powers and large corporations that control the world’s oil supply. Using bio-fuel ...
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