I did not read the article but I disagree with your statement "we all collectively know that making fuel out of food is dumb and inefficient". Sunflower oil fue

I did not read the article but I disagree with your statement "we all collectively know that making fuel out of food is dumb and inefficient". Sunflower oil fuel is a very good counter-example : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021863484800037 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00218...