<The Trouble With Energy - Part 1. The Oil Drum DrumBeat: June 10, 2009>

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Nate S. on June 9, 2009 - 12:24pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I think you've hit this nail on the head. Our biofuel hunting adventure is just another exercise in finding who and what to exploit next. There is little thought given to our own fuel junkie lifestyle and it's moral issues. As long as we can keep the habit going anything is fair game.

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jokuhl on June 9, 2009 - 12:36pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Hear, hear!

Balloons, I say! That should be our Hydrogen Transport solution..

I don't mind the idea of a bit of 'grow your own', or some harvesting of long rows along the highways and rail-lines.. but it's just inevitable that this gets seen as a new 'Play' for some industry to make a 'perfectly legal' stab at.. and grow fast and loose over those who can't say no.

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oldfarmermac on June 9, 2009 - 4:30pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

well said.back to your comment about cow tongue and eggs a couple of articles back.believe it or not i had never heard that one.you do know that there are only TWO places in the world where you can get geniune ham ,right?

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jokuhl on June 9, 2009 - 7:37pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Alright.. I'm reverting to city-boy, here. Would that be left and right cheeks?

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