Comments on: Plant Fueled: Grassroots Biofuel in Pittsburgh (2008) Video

By: rosaryfilms

rosaryfilms — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:53:28 +0000

Kyberspawn, many …
Kyberspawn, many biofuels use waste oils, such as waste vegetable oils from restaurants.

By: Kyberspawn

Kyberspawn — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:53:28 +0000

Biofuels are …
Biofuels are horrible!
How many starving people could have been fed with the same food being used to fuel cars? This biofuel trend is going to seriously raise food prices.

By: rosaryfilms

rosaryfilms — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:53:27 +0000

Kyberspawn, from …
Kyberspawn, from what I know (I am not an expert on the topic), the corn is actually corn stalks, which people do not eat. If you find otherwise, please let me know. Thanks

By: Kyberspawn

Kyberspawn — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:53:27 +0000

What percent? From …
What percent? From what I hear the highest fuel yielding crops are staple foods, like corn (ethanol).

By: steam0001

steam0001 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:53:26 +0000

There is also …
There is also research into none food plants for the production of bio diesel.

The tobacco farms in Ontario say that they can no longer make money growing tobacco and they want the government to buy them out because of all the money the government made on taxing tobacco products

Most tobacco farming land is low grade, not at all good for growing food crops. I was thinking it would be a good idea to find a plant that could grow in such conditions that would be good for making bio diesel.

By: steam0001

steam0001 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:53:26 +0000

I have heard there …
I have heard there is a local (Southern Ontario) company working to use corn stocks & other field stubble to produce ethanol. Most ethanol comes from corn it self.

I watched a news story on farms near a new ethanol plant not being able to get feed for their animals locally & the feed they can get is too expensive for them to make money.

By: BIONORD

BIONORD — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:53:25 +0000

You do not have to …
You do not have to search for other plants. Use tobacco as biofuel (bioethanol or biogas). The productions of biomass are higher than most other energy crops.

By: steam0001

steam0001 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:53:25 +0000

That’s why my …
That’s why my tomatos swim around when I wash them! lol

By: ewomipo

ewomipo — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:53:24 +0000

actually most …
actually most commercial biodiesel is not made from stalks that would be cellulosic and is technology still in development so yes biofuels do use food crops or rather land that could be used for another variety that would be better for food

By: thomas242007

thomas242007 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:53:24 +0000

Im going to grow …
Im going to grow some indian kenaf seeds, and i was wondering how could i make into bio diesel