alt.energy.renewable

"Bob Eld" wrote in message
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> Oh Poo. People buy commodities on price. In Oregon and Washington the
> biodiesel is less than petro diesel and they sell as much as they can
> make. If you drove an 18 wheeler and had to buy 200 gal to get home,
> and you had your choice of diesel at $3.60 and B100 biodiesel at
> $3.59,
> which would you pump?

Fuel Oil #2 is $3.15 for the last week (energyintel.com).
Were do you get biodiesel pricing?
The only reason biofuels are cheaper is different tax rates,
which is effectively a subsidy (in addition to farm subsidies).
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> That's really the important point. Fact is petroleum diesel, gasoline,
> propane, etc. are getting more and more expensive with no end it sight.
> Furthermore, the US is sending a BILLION DOLLARS per DAY to the middle east
> to purchase their oil with the prices constantly rising.
>
Actually, crude is going up because of the US recession and weak dollar.
Gold has reached $1000 for the same reasons.

> Regardless of the energy content, biofuels offer a relatively stable very
> compentative alternative to petoleum based fuels. As long as these fuels
> have reasonable performance at a better price, they will be preferable.
> Furthermore they circulate dollars in the American economy.
>
> Diesel is now over $4.00 per gal and goes up hourly. If you can buy a
> competative fuel at $3.59 and the price is more or less stable, there is no
> contest. Furthermore as biofuels are developed and the indiustry matures
> with more and more competition and larger volumes, expect prices to go down
> over time.
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