Fortunately OilisMaster is no longer pushing his nonsense at sciforums, so this is OK thread to post following information (I have no interest in and have not read book) as global economy does neeed to change its basis from fossil fuels:
"...New book titled "Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil," Robert Zubrin describes how a simple congressional directive requiring that every car sold in America be a "Flexible Fuel Vehicle" could rapidly transform our current, intolerable dependence on oil from unreliable sources. Since there are already 6 million of these FFVs on America's highways, there is no technological impediment to making this happen. Since the Big 3 U.S. auto manufacturers have already pledged to make half their models FFVs by 2012, the question is simply, could we do that — and more — faster?
According to Mr. Zubrin, a renowned engineer and widely published author, the pacing item is official certification of the roughly 150 engines on offer to the car-buying public once equipped with sensors that allow them to burn ethanol (from a variety of vegetation, not just corn), methanol (from coal, natural gas, trash or biomass) and/or gasoline. It costs about $1 million to certify each engine. While $150 million sounds like a lot, Mr. Zubrin notes that we pay as much for imported oil in three hours.
If every car sold in America were a Flexible Fuel Vehicle, within three years, 50 million cars here would be able to run on alcohol instead of gasoline. Perhaps another 100 million to 150 million such cars sold elsewhere would have that option. With that sort of potential demand, at current prices for gasoline (nearly $3 per gallon), ethanol (at comparable energy values as much as $2.25 per gallon) and methanol (at comparable energy density, $1.70 per gallon), the free market would provide these (and perhaps other) alternative fuels in large quantities.
Particularly important, such demand would far exceed the ethanol that could be supplied by American corn farmers. They should, therefore, be willing to allow importation of ethanol from other sources without the current tariff that amounts to a crippling $29 per barrel surcharge. With roughly 100 countries around the world enjoying climates that could allow them to grow sugar cane or other biomass they could use to power their own vehicles and help power ours, the world would cease to be dependent on oil-exporting nations, most of whom wish us ill. ..."
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http://washingtontimes.com/article/20071211/COMMENTARY03/112110012/1012/COMMENTARY
I support this very practical idea. In three years Brazil has converted for no "flex fuel" cars to more than 90% of the current domestic production. "Flex fuel" can burn ANY mix, but as it costs now about half as much to drive on alcohol, every flex fuel car is using 100% alcohol. For the US, just making all be capable of 85% alcohol would be good idea, but the $0.54 tarrif / gallon must go or all food production in US stop to make US stop sending dollars to Saudi Arabia for their continued funding of the "religious" schools that produce the terrorist, etc. (15 of 9/11's 19 terrorists came from Saudi Arabia.)
Saudi Royal family has funded both the Bush family's political campaigns and terrorist indroctrination schools for several decades. That is also where gang-rapped girl gets to receive 200 lashes in jail for her "crime" of being outside the house without any male relative escorting her. No woman can legally drive there also.
Could you plz stop saying that because that word's getting on my ass (after all the times you said it) (No offense).
