I don't know about the environment part -- a lot of the bio-d is being made from food crops (soybeans) that take a lot of dino to grow (fertilizer, fuel) and then to turn into bio-d (transport, refining), and is driving up food prices when diverted. Also, a lot of rainforest (cf. Indonesia) is being wiped out to grow oil palms, probably not a good thing. I think the Next Big Idea is to use algae that grows in seawater and sewage tanks in the desert, almost a "solar" fuel, but there is some distance to go on that.
As for the war.... I guess it has not worked out too well, as oil prices keep going up. There was an interesting article the other day in the WSJ, or maybe it was the Houston paper, about the reasons for the rise in prices. They did not have much to do with anything but profiteering by the traders, and when that was factored out, the "real" price of oil should be in the $54 range, which is about where it was some few years ago. I'll see if I can find the article, it was enlightening. I was going to send it around then but forgot to get it. No politics have been created or destroyed in this email.... --R Dave H... wrote: > better for the > environment and no war required to operate your vehicle :) > > > Dave H... > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
