Reply To: T-shirt designers unite and take over

[JesterX]

You are correct that the creation of biofuels from food sources is economically unsound. However industry leaders in biofuel production are not blind to this fact. Both ethanol and biodiesel producers are currently researching alternative feedstocks that will eliminate competition with food sources. In fact many of these such as algae and jathtopha stand to provide an economic boost to deprived countries where land availability and climate conditions are prime. In the case of corn based ethanol production limiting feed availability for cattle you are entirely incorrect, ethanol produces a byproduct known as distillers grains or DDG’s which are in turn sold as cattle feed at a lower price than corn which has actually created a surplus in feed supply. Also, algae grown for fuel production produces yet another byproduct sold as feed. While focus fusion presents great promise for production of power it will not reduce emissions from vehicles that burn fossil fuels and the internal combustion engine will not disappear overnight. Biofuels are a fairly new technology and like most they have flaws that are being addressed. I urge you to check out http://www.ethanol.org or http://www.biodiesel.org for the latest developments in alternative feedstock research, I think that your concerns with biofuels will be alleviated.