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Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn
I thought the whole point of biofuel was to have a renewable energy source.
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It is renewable in the sense that you just plant more and you have more fuel available to you.
But if all farmers started growing corn for fuel consumption, what happens to corn or other agriculture for the rest of the world for our consumption?
Wheat fields would be reduced, since there is more money in corn, raising the price of bread, flour, pasta, etc basically anything and everything.
It looks good on paper, the ripple effect would be too drastic to be viable.
Personally.. the best solution with as little impact to our way life is hydrogen. Sure "gas" stations would need to be upgraded and such, but the infrasctucture changes needed in order to get hydrogen vehicles on the road, would be a lot less than the changes required for battery powered vehicles.