We also have vegetable oil, available at most restaurants just outside the back door.....
Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter & Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: http://www.green-trust.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael S Briggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: The Debate Over Diesel > > On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, motie_d wrote: > > > Just my personal opinion, but I think Diesels will become much more > > acceptable when we have better fuel to run in them. > > We do - biodiesel. :) Unfortuntely, it's not available at pumps in many > places, so those of us who want to use it have to either make our own or > buy large quantities of it to store. Biodiesel is gaining popularity > though, and actual biodiesel pumps are gradually springing up around the > country. > > > I don't know what incentive may be needed to get that to happen. > > Heavy trucks are using all that the refineries can produce now. There > > is no incentive to clean up the fuel and expand the demand for it, > > unless there is an acceptably higher price to be made from it. > > It all comes down to money! > > I agree. Petroleum fuels are simply way too cheap in the US. They should > cost twice what they do (in reality, the true cost we pay is probably > somewhere around twice the sticker price, if you factor in things like > subsidies to oil companies, and military/economic involvement in other > countries). But, since the subsidies and other things are paid for with > taxes, people don't think they're really paying all that much for > petroleum fuels. > Double the price of petroleum fuels, and people would stop buying > SUVs that get 12 mpg, instead looking at more fuel efficient vehicles, > including VW's TDI (which is already selling incredibly well). Eventually, > the other automakers would take notice, and start selling their diesels > here as well. If petro diesel and gasoline cost $3 a gallon, then more > people wouldn't mind paying the $2.20 or so a gallon to buy biodiesel made > from soy. Hopefully then more companies would start making biodiesel, and > in particular using oils other than soy (such as canola), since soybeans > don't yield very much oil per acre. > > Mike > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Sell a Home with Ease! http://us.click.yahoo.com/SrPZMC/kTmEAA/MVfIAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
