OT oil shortage was: Celebration (Not intended to be off ensive, possible humor)

From: joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Mon Jul 9 10:00:19 2001

At 02:57 PM 7/9/01 +0100, David wrote:
>bit out of my field, but there's no reason we can't run cars' on
>biodiesel. Renewable fuel source with fewer pollutants. I'm currently
>running my Peugeot on recycled chip fat oil, which I get free from the
>local chippie ( they have to pay for theirs to be removed as it's an
>'industrial waste' and hence were more than happy for some bod to come
>along a offer to take it away for free ).


     That's great. That's exact the kind of inventiveness that is needed
to solve the energy crisis. However I think you'll agree that it would be
rediculous to require that ALL cars run on chip oil. There simply isn't
enough of it around. That's the same problem with alcohol, there isn't
enough for it to be a viable fuel source. Yes, we could make more but at
what price and with what kind of sacrifices? (more grain used to produce
alcohol = less grain for food producton = higher food prices). Like it or
not, gasoline will remain the major fuel source for the forseeable future.

     Joe
Received on Mon Jul 09 2001 - 10:00:19 BST