HAVE A GREAT MONDAY READERS!
GEAUX TIGERS!
Well, I wonder if there are any remaining "naysayers" about whether Zach Mettenberger is the "REAL DEAL" or not? Despite at least 5 well thrown passes dropped, the offense did what last year's team struggled to do. And, what can you say about the defense and special teams! Hang on Tiger Fans, we may be in for another GREAT season........I'm anxious for the first SEC game against Auburn on September 22nd.
And, how about those UL Monroe guys! They were a 23 point underdog and beat a highly ranked Arkansas team in OT. What a game.
BUT, the Saints fell victim to a VERY TALENTED "RG3" today. Man, this guy is without doubt the real deal...........
Before I forget, we should all remember and say a prayer for the Tulane defensive player from Destrehan who suffered a spinal cord break in their game on Saturday. He is supposed to have surgery early this week after the swelling subsides........he and another Tulane defender had a head to head collision when tackling an offensive player. There was a very similar accident in the ULM vs Arkansas game when two Arkansas players did the exact same thing. One of the Arkansas players had to be taken off the field in the cart and sent to a hospital in an ambulance. No word on his condition.
Here's a very interesting article...........what makes it even more interesting is that it appeared in an Iowa newspaper. This is the State that has a very large number of ethanol plants.
"Pete"
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Kuntz: My beef with ethanol
BY KATIE KUNTZ |
SEPTEMBER 07, 2012 6:30 AM
Iowans are
beginning to realize the very serious consequences of what has been the worst
drought in Iowa history in many years and the fourth-driest July on global
record.
Currently, with
so little corn produced because of the drought, Iowans are going to have to
make a choice between producing more ethanol or using the corn as feed.
It is vital that Iowans support using corn to feed pork, cattle, and
poultry, which in turn feed the masses, rather than used to create inefficient
fuel.
As reported by
KCRG, ethanol producers this year are feeling the squeeze and are creating
ethanol because of the Renewable Energy Standard enforced by the Environmental
Protection Agency. Ethanol plants fear they will be forced to close if requests
to waive the standard pass this year.
Those who
advocate the waiver include Iowa Pork Producers Association and the
International Food Policy Research Institute. They argue that if the EPA
continues to require nearly 40 percent of this years’ corn crop be used for
biofuel production, it may cause a world food crisis.
According to the
International Food Policy Research Institute, the United States is the leading
exporter of corn and soybeans, and many nations rely heavily on our products
for their livelihood.
The world needs Iowa
farmers, not ethanol plants.
To illustrate the
futility of ethanol, as of 2011, ethanol accounted for only about 9 percent of
total gasoline consumed at the pump. It can actually decrease mileage by about
3.3 percent and should only be used in light-build cars produced after 2001,
according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is
particularly unfortunate — the average age of a car today is 11 years, which
means that a significant number of U.S. cars are older than 2001 and really
shouldn’t use ethanol at all.
Though reducing
ethanol may seem problematic to those looking for cleaner, cheaper energy,
Iowans should not forget that there are a great many different sources of clean
energy that also need our support, including solar and wind. Ethanol is neither
the only option nor the most efficient, and because it is required by the EPA
it is not necessarily the best market-based product, either.
Iowa can still
feed the world and produce clean, renewable energy. Ethanol simply isn’t the
way.
