Mike Smith <mike_UNDERSCORE_smith (AT) acm (DOT) DOT.org> wrote in
news:1073im27k8b9677 (AT) news (DOT) supernews.com:

Mike,

What about biodiesel? While not readily available at the pumps in Canada
yet (or anytime soon), many people are going through some trouble to
acquire the stuff and use it as an additive.

Also, relative to our gasoline-fired Ford Windstar 3.8 litre engine, I
would guess that the diesel will be far less polluting given its
efficiency. Or am I misunderstanding something?

Cheers,
Wyley

Wyley Ingeus wrote:

<snort> What about it?

I think you just answered your own question.

Yeah, all twelve of them.

Really, I'm not opposed to people making biodiesel, but let's face it,
it's not a viable large-scale solution at the present time. And once it
grows beyond reclamation of waste oil, it will no longer be as
environmentally friendly. It takes a lot of energy and chemicals to
grow the crops to make biofuels.

The Union of Concerned Scientists doesn't seem to think so:

https://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicle...fm?pageID=1307

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Mike Smith