When will gas be too expensive for you?

[lilithu]

Originally Posted by tomspug

Yeah, food-based gas on a large scale is not only bad for the environment, but it would also limit our food supplies. And we sure like food.

We decided to go with corn, which was idiotic. Brazil uses sugar cane, which is far more efficient. Not saying that we should rely solely on sugar cane - that would cause more deforestation - but we shouldn't rule out biofuels just because tried it the worst possible way.

Originally Posted by tomspug

Perhaps in 5 years, we'll start hearing how coal is going to save the planet!

I already see those commercials. They're paid for by the coal industry.

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Originally Posted by lilithu

We decided to go with corn, which was idiotic. Brazil uses sugar cane, which is far more efficient. Not saying that we should rely solely on sugar cane - that would cause more deforestation - but we shouldn't rule out biofuels just because tried it the worst possible way.

If it can be done in a way that actually produces net energy, I think that using the corn stalks, husks and cobs would be just hunky-dory with me.