Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 01:31:01 GMT From: "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> Subject: Re: 9-7X ?
> Not too long before bio-fuels are economically feasable for mainstream > use. Then, we can give our money to the farmers in our country, rather > than people who want to kill us. Yes, it's an oversimplification, but > if biofuels were more widespread (biodiesel for diesel engines, more > alcohol for gasoline engines), we could benefit in so many ways, without > changing _any_ of the infrastructure to get there. > It's a wonderful idea, though I do wonder how many biofuels are really fuels in that they can be produced using less energy than you get by burning them. Same goes for hydrogen, I hear people talking about it as our savior and the fuel of the future but to make hydrogen you need a lot more energy than you get when you burn it. Hopefully some of the alternative fuels prove viable.