[Greenbuilding] More thoughts on Ethanol

[Ward Edwards]

One thing that seems to get ignored is that you can also produce 
biodiesel from oil produced by algae.  There have been experiments done 
that have shown that it is competitive with petro diesel at around $50 
per barrel.  It could be grown in vats in the desert and other areas of 
non-productive soil, so it is not competing with the food source.

Ward Edwards

Steve T wrote:
> I know this is over simplifying the OP, but in a nutshell:
> The glass is not half full,
> It's empty.
> 
> I'm just wondering why everything has to be black or white, good or bad?  It
> is possible to make forward progress without a magic pill that fixes
> everything immediately.  Biofuels are not a magic pill, that we understand,
> but with responsible development it can be a part of the solution.  What if
> ethanol plants ran on ethanol?  What if farm equipment ran on biofuel?  What
> if semi-trucks and other transportation used ethanol and biofuels?
> 
> There are too many possibilities to just write this off.