50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to Blame Fat (2016)

Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by ashtonkem on Saturday February 13, 2021 @04:08PM (#26126945)

Per lb of fuel? Yes. But the idea is that this would offset other oil consumption. It’s marginally better to turn plastic products into energy than it is to throw plastic away and burn more oil for power.

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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by iguy on Saturday February 13, 2021 @05:44PM (#26127700)

Ideally, we would think of this as getting a second use for your heating fuel. Between being mined and being burned, it's temporarily used to let you cary milk home from the store.

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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by ineedasername on Saturday February 13, 2021 @05:47PM (#26127722)

That's an excellent point, thanks.

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