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<P>It seems to me that the Germans in World War II were making synthetic oil out of coal. They needed the fuel to run their war machine. (I could be wrong. It has been known to happen on more than one occasion.)</P> <P>I've read here that for biodiesel and biogas to become a viable replacement for regular fuel, we would have to plant corn over more land than we have for farming now. If we were to conserve by maybe cutting back on fuel by leveling, oh, Los Angeles, just think of all the corn we could plant! Think of all the fuel the railroads would save going over Tehachipi!</P> <P>The big problem is that railroads are operating at or near capacity right now. For some reason not clear to me, biofuels can't be run through pipelines, so they have to be transported in bulk by someone. Trucks can't carry bulk items as efficiently as railroads, or in the quantities needed to supply the nation. To really make a big difference, the car builders would have to start turning out tankers... lots of them.</P> <P>I do believe that oil prices are controlled to a certain extent by big oil companies. I also believe that large foreign governments can pretty much dictate who will drill in their country. OPEC has happily let production go on at status quo. I don't see any change in oil prices except for a steady trend... up.</P> <P>Erik</P>
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