Gas Prices Be Wildin'

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I can still find it for $3.29 here in Houston, but ya, it's gone up fast. Supposed to hit $5.00 by Memorial day
 
BLAZER PROPHET said:
Ummmmmmm, noooooooooooooooooooooooooo, can't run a car off dat.
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Maybe not today, but perhaps when we get to the future...

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Blame Iran and speculators for the high prices.
 
TripTango said:
I know it's not -- which is pretty damn awesome. I won't be truly impressed until we get the hoverboards, though.
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I don't foresee those in the realistic future. Not really a market for how much they would cost.
 
Is this a thread about cars that are fueled by shit, or am I imagining this?

I often have trouble figuring out what threads are about.
 
I saw one of those in hawaii. smells like potato chips.
 
$4.93/gallon right now here in Canuckistan.
 
Just get a trade in vehicle or a hybrid van or even a natural gas car from GM!! :MARIS61:

Stop whining and buy a new fuel-efficient vehicle, like a golf cart.


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When do the Democrats start with the "windfall profits" taxes again?
 
High-speed rails like in China!!

That's the answer! Or maybe even a moon colony with Newt Gingrich!

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PapaG said:
Yes, grow crops to burn them as fuel, and subsidize those who grow them with taxpayer dollars.

Very efficient.
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You don't need to grow crops. All we need is Algae. It's more efficient than anything we eat in terms of process of viable fuel.
 
magnifier661 said:
You don't need to grow crops. All we need is Algae. It's more efficient than anything we eat in terms of process of viable fuel.
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There is no way that any biofuel can ever fully replace petroleum. One of the best things about petroleum, and one of the most overlooked is that it lies beneath the surface of the earth. The amount of land, and the environmental impact, necessary to convert to a biofuel-based transportation system would take resources away from feeding the population. Plus, the recovery of massive amounts of biofuel would cost literally hundreds of billions, if not dozens of trillions, of dollars. No private companies would invest in such a massive overhaul, because either the length of the ROI would bankrupt the companies, or they would have to charge a lot of money to their customers in order to shorting the ROI period. That doesn't even include the taxes associated with the cost of fuel, and how the biofuel companies get a fraction of their profits compared to what is received in the form of local, state, and federal taxes.

As for the government funding it, we simply don't have the money at this point, and the federal loan program for green energy can't even prop up some companies of a year with $500 million loans, let alone revamp an entire economy.

Biofuel such as algae is a great idea, but in terms of practicality, it's a pipe dream. It's easy for a President to flap his gums about converting to alternative fuels, but the reality of such an overhaul is completely unrealistic.
 
PapaG said:
There is no way that any biofuel can ever fully replace petroleum. One of the best things about petroleum, and one of the most overlooked is that it lies beneath the surface of the earth. The amount of land, and the environmental impact, necessary to convert to a biofuel-based transportation system would take resources away from feeding the population.
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If blue algae can be harvested from aquatic environments (lakes, oceans) then it isn't taking up land that we use for other crops or resources either.

Someone other than me, though, would need to chime in on whether it could be, or whether it needs to be cultivated in specially designed pools or something.
 
Minstrel said:
If blue algae can be harvested from aquatic environments (lakes, oceans) then it isn't taking up land that we use for other crops or resources either.

Someone other than me, though, would need to chime in on whether it could be, or whether it needs to be cultivated in specially designed pools or something.
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Introducing blue algae into areas where it didn't exist beforehand does what to the ecosystem? I know there are severe dangers involvling toxic shellfish, but in terms of harvesting existing oceanic blooms, how could that be at all economically feasible?
 
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