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Posted by Jasen Betts on August 14, 2008, 5:44 am
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> The external costs of the fuel do not appear in the price. And if these
> costs were part of the price then biofuels would be the best current
> alternative. This is true here in the USA because we actually have the
> land necessary to produce that fuel and it is land that is not currently
> serving any good purpose or land that is serving a purpose that is not as
> environmentally and economically valid as it would be if devoted to fuel
> production. An example of this latter case is the production of paper
> that ends up in the land fills as trash. We could do with a bit less
> paper and use the pulp trees to make fuel. That is probably a good trade.
how taking the path odf least resistance and using waste paper to make fuel?
Bye.
Jasen
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Re: Even Low Efficiency Energy Storage Devices Become Competitive With Spiraling Fuel Costs
> The external costs of the fuel do not appear in the price. And if these
> costs were part of the price then biofuels would be the best current
> alternative. This is true here in the USA because we actually have the
> land necessary to produce that fuel and it is land that is not currently
> serving any good purpose or land that is serving a purpose that is not as
> environmentally and economically valid as it would be if devoted to fuel
> production. An example of this latter case is the production of paper
> that ends up in the land fills as trash. We could do with a bit less
> paper and use the pulp trees to make fuel. That is probably a good trade.