Originally Posted by Doggus
Want to know the real solution to most of our problems - Biodiesel. The fumes are actually BENEFICIAL to the environment. Diesel engines run smoother and quieter on biodiesel as it has more lubricity. ....AND...American farmers would have to be put back to work in droves to grow the necessary resources to make this stuff. Do you really think we'd give a rat5 a55 about the middle east if our main source of fuel was grown in our own backyard...but I digress.
My concern with bio-desiel is the energy required for the Ag end of this. Aren't most monocropped fields heavily fertilized, and mechanized? Can a gallon of biodiesel be made for less energy than what it puts out?
Monocropping the US so we can drive more? Scary.
Am I wrong? Enlighten me.