Something that just PISSES me off...

[why?]

Originally Posted by Darb

Personally, I won't be completely happy until we have an improved infrastructure for all-electric cars and a bigger shift away from coal-fueled power plants.

That will never happen. The oil companies have far too much power, and switching to electric cars that might actually make sense would cost trillions.

And we should be using coal more, it is a heck of a lot better using something we have tons of rather than importing anything from somewhere else.

Ethanol from corn will always be crap.

[daf62757]

Originally Posted by why?

That will never happen. The oil companies have far too much power, and switching to electric cars that might actually make sense would cost trillions.

And we should be using coal more, it is a heck of a lot better using something we have tons of rather than importing anything from somewhere else.

Ethanol from corn will always be crap.

I keep hearing about alternative sources...i.e., algae, that is much better and more plentiful.

Using corn drives up the price of corn. Also, not all corn is for human consumption. Some of it is for other purposes, like feed corn.