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Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner
Thanks for proving my point. This is an easy political issue because of the so-called environemental benefits, but it's really about subsidizing farmers. The money could be way better spent on technologies to improve recovery rates on existng reserves, let alone a viable alternative.
I work at an oil company FYI. So I don't hug trees, I burn them and shoot C02 into the atmosphere to kill your grandchildren.
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There are large farmers in the states that have built small biodiesel plants and no longer require gas to run their operations. They are saving hundreds of thousands every year on fuel cost alone. It makes farmers profitable again so we can reduce subsidies that the govt currently provides.