I read this, and even though it is a gov sponsored study - those with big interests are already attacking it. Also noticed that while supposed subsidies for biofuels have stopped the story talks about the sought after $1 per gallon subsidy (your tax dollars) by the big players who make this expensive fuel and still be profitable. The article, of course, leaves many questions unanswered that a reasonable critical thinker would ask. Let the free market bring the fuels to market when they are competitive.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-04-21-04-02-59

 

I think that we don't actually put enough stock into what we do. If we took a significant amount of our "compostable" materials and actually made them into biofuel, it would likely be another story entirely. One of the guys on here was talking about how he made his ethanol for his car was he would just go to the grocery store, ask em for the fruit they were throwing out and produce fuel from that. After he was done, he took the byproduct to a farm and they used it as animal feed. Overall that makes it super environmentally friendly. Less landfill use and less feed stock required for animals.

This is also a technology that's cyclical and actually somewhat young in ways. Even compared to the last time gasahol hit in the 70s, it's come a ways. Just like the battery technology in hybrids is still not the best it could be, we're going to see the same thing here. It's a matter of figuring out application and using what we toss out, instead of growing stuff to make into fuel.

I'm also sort of leery of these studies. Just as the ethanol industry can bias research one way, who's to say Mobil/Citgo/Shell/BP/whoever else isn't doing the same thing in the opposing direction? It'd be pretty awesome for them to be able to kill something like E10. Imagine them being able to pump 10% more oil. They'd like that I'm sure.

 

This was a govt funded study....

 

I was reading this and having flashbacks to Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, making pig waste into fuel. Bet that smells wonderful coming out the exhaust and processing it. Just my warped mind.

 

The pig shit fuel isn't than bad... You just have the boost to a level where it "burns" the stank out...

 

Well now I'll have an excuse why my car runs like shit!