[rollei_list] Re: OT "the price of gasoline"" (was: Cost of LF (was: Austin has Unsubscribed))

  • From: Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:50:38 -0400 (GMT-04:00)

Bob, you are looking at price, and I don't know if your point makes economic 
sense, but my point is it is energy negative. It takes more energy to make than 
you get back. In this application it is not a renewable resource.

Eric Goldstein


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Shell <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Apr 21, 2005 11:46 AM
To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT "the price of gasoline"" (was: Cost of LF (was:  
Austin has Unsubscribed))


On Thursday, April 21, 2005, at 11:24  AM, Eric Goldstein wrote:

> It is. BioDiesel would be an energy-negative technology (like gasahol) 
> IF fuel was the primary or exclusive use. As a means of disposing of a 
> waste product, it makes some economic/environmental sense...
>

Yes, but BioDiesel is a renewable resource, and there are many plants 
which produce usable oils along with other products.  For example, if 
we used hemp, we'd get paper and other goods made from the fiber and 
oil from the seeds.  If we used soy we would get oil and the solids 
left after pressing the oil make good animal feed. Growing plants for 
BioDiesel would increase farm employment as well.  I believe that 
production prices could be brought down by agribusiness firms if they 
decided to get serious about it.

Bob




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