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SwiftFuel Alternative To Alternative Fuels
TheDawgLives writes "PBS has an article by Bob Cringely about the best route to end our dependence on oil and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Instead of replacing all our expensive cars with even more expensive hybrids or electric cars, his suggestion is to use a cheap drop-in replacement for gasoline called Swift Fuel. It is derived from Ethanol, but doesn't require any modification to older cars to prevent corrosion. It can be mixed with gasoline in any amount and can even be distributed using the same network as gasoline, including being pumped in the same pipes and shipped in the same trucks. It is truly a drop-in replacement for gas, and it is real. It is being tested by the FAA for certification in propeller aircraft. It also happens to be about $2 a gallon cheaper than gasoline."
No. Farmers do grow the most valuable crop. They all grow corn; nothing but corn out to the edges of their property. They don't switch it with other crops, so the soil gets goofed up. They have to put tons of nitrogen fertilizer on it. They sell the corn to corn processors who turn it into cattle feed and high fructose corn syrup. They sell it to corn processors for less than it costs to grow. It's ok though because the government pays the farmers the difference.
Well fucking la-de-da for you... Maybe we should all move back in with our moms, and get a paper route.
For by riding my bicycle, I am now one of the elite, the fit and more patriotic than the car or bus-bound commuters around me.
No, you're just another whiny pretentious jackass with no sense of reality, and no useful advice.
Pro Tip: WE'VE ALREADY FUCKING HEARD OF BICYCLES, STUPID.
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!