[rollei_list] Re: OT "the price of gasoline"" (was: Cost of LF (was: Austin has Unsubscribed))
- From: Bob Shell <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 08:03:57 -0400
On Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at 09:43 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
> Bob,
>
> Gasoline costs are higher in Southern California, because the oil wells
> and refineries are here too. The crude and the refined products do not
> have to be transported very far. At least that is what Alice told me.
>
> Jerry
You know, what I don't understand is why we are still running trucks
and trains on petroleum products. Rudolf Diesel invented his engine to
run on VEGETABLE oil. A few companies are running their trucks on
recycled vegetable oil from fast food restaurants, which is incredibly
cheap to buy. As I understand it, any diesel engine can be adjusted to
run just fine on vegetable oil, and we can produce the oil cheaply
domestically. Sounds like a win/win situation to me. So why aren't we
just doing it?
Brazil has dramatically cut their reliance on foreign oil by requiring
car companies to make cars which can run on a gasoline/ethanol mix. By
next year they expect to be using no foreign oil at all. This solution
works. So, once again, why aren't we just doing it?
Solutions are out there. We just need to get off our asses and do them.
Bob
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