Comments on: Where Did Biofuels Go? http://scienceprogress.org/2009/03/where-did-biofuels-go/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:59:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David L. Baker http://scienceprogress.org/2009/03/where-did-biofuels-go/comment-page-1/#comment-4721 David L. Baker Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:34:08 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/?p=2174#comment-4721 About 1973 we had an oil problem. A research "system" was set up. In 1984 the SYSTEM was shown a simple way to convert organic waste to crude oil. It was shot down quickly. In 1994--the SYSTEM was shown a way to make a "mid range sweet Texas crude out" of Ill #6 coal. A professor-researcher--Said "to get involved with that concept-would dissrupt the curriculum of the entire school of engineering." His partner said " and the whole econnomy" So don't plan on a solution-the SYSTEM needs a problem Dave About 1973 we had an oil problem. A research “system”
was set up. In 1984 the SYSTEM was shown a simple way
to convert organic waste to crude oil. It was shot down
quickly. In 1994–the SYSTEM was shown a way to make
a “mid range sweet Texas crude out” of Ill #6 coal.
A professor-researcher–Said “to get involved with that
concept-would dissrupt the curriculum of the entire
school of engineering.” His partner said ” and the
whole econnomy”
So don’t plan on a solution-the SYSTEM needs a problem

Dave

]]> By: Rui Duarte http://scienceprogress.org/2009/03/where-did-biofuels-go/comment-page-1/#comment-4685 Rui Duarte Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:28:33 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/?p=2174#comment-4685 Biofuels represent an immediate replacement for oil and natural gaz. As such, biofuel are the worst ennemy of the oil and gaz industry. Conversely, baby-technologies whose economic use is still decades in the future are allied of the oil industry. They send political decisors in a wild-goose-chase, delaying exactly what we need: immediate replacement of oil as our strategic energy resource. A steep reduction, one that would perhaps not eliminate oil use but severe its strategic importance, would allow our economies (I live in europe, a place almost without oil). The post-war economic growth was killed by two oil-shocks and un-oil shock is needed if we are to resume progress. Now! Because «the stone-age did not end because the cavemen ran out of stone». Biofuels represent an immediate replacement for oil and natural gaz. As such, biofuel are the worst ennemy of the oil and gaz industry.

Conversely, baby-technologies whose economic use is still decades in the future are allied of the oil industry. They send political decisors in a wild-goose-chase, delaying exactly what we need: immediate replacement of oil as our strategic energy resource.

A steep reduction, one that would perhaps not eliminate oil use but severe its strategic importance, would allow our economies (I live in europe, a place almost without oil). The post-war economic growth was killed by two oil-shocks and un-oil shock is needed if we are to resume progress.

Now!

Because «the stone-age did not end because the cavemen ran out of stone».

]]> By: Michael F. Sarabia http://scienceprogress.org/2009/03/where-did-biofuels-go/comment-page-1/#comment-4678 Michael F. Sarabia Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:38:12 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/?p=2174#comment-4678 It seems reasonable that the hysteria, and the political contributions, are replaced by real science. The higher price of tortillas is of no interest to a nation that eats only wheat bread. I am glad we did not wait until Global Warming becomes universally accepted before the so-called "well educated" accept the reality of global warming. Can you imagine what natives would say about no longer burning the rainforest because of something for which they do not even have words in their native dialect? To risk his family survival for an idea many of our College graduates say is a hoax? This article is timely! It seems reasonable that the hysteria, and the political contributions, are replaced by real science.
The higher price of tortillas is of no interest to a nation that eats only wheat bread.
I am glad we did not wait until Global Warming becomes universally accepted before the so-called “well educated” accept the reality of global warming.

Can you imagine what natives would say about no longer burning the rainforest because of something for which they do not even have words in their native dialect?
To risk his family survival for an idea many of our College graduates say is a hoax?

This article is timely!

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