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