tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post114374111097537129..comments2023-12-27T04:58:41.112-08:00Comments on BIOconversion Blog: Corporations Collaborate to Market EthanolC. Scott Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752517798894140353noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-1143943187363461722006-04-01T17:59:00.000-08:002006-04-01T17:59:00.000-08:00I would hate to see all BioEnergy control funnel t...<I> I would hate to see all BioEnergy control funnel to a Microsoft, a U.S. Steel, or a Standard Oil, or even a "benevolent" D.O.E. </I><BR/><BR/>Scott,<BR/><BR/>I would hate that also, but that is where we are headed. If corn ethanol ever pans out as having a positive net energy balance, big corporations with deep pockets will jump into the market. (How could their boards of directors keep them Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-1143789679692402352006-03-30T23:21:00.000-08:002006-03-30T23:21:00.000-08:00I would hardly term this a "vertical monopoly." I ...I would hardly term this a "vertical monopoly." I don't see anyone getting excluded by this plan. To get alternative energy technologies into their necessary position in the marketplace will take huge investments - probably $100+ million/plant. Something has to be sold first. Gauging from the heroes I've met, I can tell you, it hasn't been and isn't likely to be easy. In the absence of an C. Scott Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752517798894140353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-1143776656003080032006-03-30T19:44:00.000-08:002006-03-30T19:44:00.000-08:00Ethanol producers often engage in multi-corporatio...<I> Ethanol producers often engage in multi-corporation collaborations to guarantee a market for their products. </I><BR/><BR/>Scott,<BR/><BR/>Where I come from, one could also call that a cartel engaged in market manipulation.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>NigelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com