Rob Harrison wrote: > In regard to portable fuel for cars, this country does use some biomass > to produce alcohol and, increasingly, biodiesel for transportation. > These need to receive the kinds of research and tax support that > petroleum does. I was elated to live in Brazil for a year, purchase a > Ford that ran on pure ethanol, and be able to buy fuel for it at any > station.
Yes, and in the upper Midwest USA it is fairly common to see corn fields marked with signs like this one: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/ethb.jpg and billboard advertizements like this one: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/etha.jpg Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif.
