"Lorenzo L. Love" > wrote in message
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> Mike Wilcox wrote:
>>
>>
>> Scott en Aztlán wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 06 May 2005 09:17:53 -0700, Brigid Nelson
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> One word - biodiesel.
>>>>
>>>> You will pay more at the pump, that is until gas prices exceed the current
>>>> 3.10 per gallon cost of biodiesel. Out here on the west coast, that could
>>>> well be this summer.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So what are the limits on biodiesel production? Assuming cost were no
>>> object, how many barrels (or their equivalents) could be produced in
>>> the US today? What are the limits on biodiesel production? For
>>> example, does it depend on used fry grease from McDonald's, or similar
>>> sources that are difficult to scale?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Here it is in a nutshell, if you took every square inch of arable land and
>> put it into production of oil producing crops ( soybeans,corn etc...) it
>> wouldn't even cover 5% of today's consumption of oil.
>> This also means we would have no land to grow food or feed stock for the
>> animals we eat ;~)

> Even if you don't take it that far, it's a dead end.

Bull****.

> Any increase in the amount of land put under agricultural use means an
> increase in the already unsustainable rate of soil erosion and freshwater
> aquifer depletion,

Bull****.

> bringing closer the day when we run out of the most fundamental natural
> resources, soil and water.

More bull****.

> As for used fast food oil, most of that is already recycled into soap,
> lubricants and animal feed.

More bull****. And that is a worse
alterative to using for a car fuel, stupd.

> The little available is sufficient for the bio-fuel hobbyists and enthusiasts
> but in no way adequate for widespread use.

Duh.