Date: 28 Jan 2006 20:28:54 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: SaabUSA Biopower survey
On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 19:15:06 GMT, Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> wrote: > in article 43v1rpF1p5s53U1nospamvidual.net, Dave Hinz at DaveHinznospamcop.net > wrote on 27/01/2006 16:59: > >> Hybrid biodiesel. Now we're talking. A diesel/electric hybrid would >> let people use the existing fuel infrastructure, give the industry >> more experience with electrical drive systems, and would get us to a >> point where we can start paying farmers to farm, instead of giving that >> money to people in parts of the world where they want to kill us. Yes, >> that seems like a good approach. > > Okay, I'm being picky. I spent a day or so thinking about whether and why I > should ask you ... Who is trying to kill you (I presume the US, you mean) > this time? What do you mean? Well, I don't think it's any secret that much (most?) of the oil the US imports, is from arabic countries. And while we're neutral trade-partners with some of them, I'd hardly call them friendly to us (nor us friendly towards them). I'd prefer to have the US work on building up the biofuels industry and infrastructure, which will allow us to support our own farmers rather than supporting people in countries who are uneasy allies at best. The sooner the US starts using it's energy resources that it has, the sooner it can stop having to juggle unstable situations in order to attempt to secure them from elsewhere.