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Instead of accelerating a recession, perhaps more resources will be dedicated to biofuels to keep industry and vehicles powered for decades to come. Many indus
by lob_it 4y ago
Instead of accelerating a recession, perhaps more resources will be dedicated to biofuels to keep industry and vehicles powered for decades to come.
Many industries are "beyond a crisis", which makes many of the shortfalls in supply/production/service quality, just a lingering fact that was omnipresent prepandemic and even pre-21st century.
- Analemma_ 4y agoDear god no. Ethanol subsidies in America are already a catastrophe; we need to be getting rid of them, not making the problem worse.
- lob_it 4y agohttps://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/biofuels/biodiesel-rd-other-basics.php https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/biofuels/biodiesel-rd-ot... I can agree that diversification is a good thing. I haven't looked into it, but this article states Henry Ford wanted hemp biofuels to run the model-T. The hemp rush would satisfy your high fructose corn syrup desires too. https://wayofleaf.com/hemp/hemp-biofuels https://wayofleaf.com/hemp/hemp-biofuels
- c_o_n_v_e_x 4y agoBiofuels, in their current form, have the nasty "bug" of competing with food commodities in terms of commodity usage (corn for food vs fuel) and planted farm land (grow crop X for food vs crop y for fuel).
- lob_it 4y agoWith the expected increase in temperatures and forecasts of drought/flood extremes, we should expect agriculture to adapt to 21st century modeling. The climate and terrain are different everywhere, so these changes may be regional efforts instead of global. Its not the same old song and dance, whatever it is.
- c_o_n_v_e_x 4y ago>Its not the same old song and dance, whatever it is. Except that it is... If there's land that you can grow food on, you'll have price competition to grow fuel on it.
- lob_it 4y agoSame old song :)