"Byolene": The 95-Octane Gasoline-Substitute Made Directly from Municipal Waste

From the article,

"Do We Really Want Everlasting Life For Interstate Highways?
I don't want to overly poo-poo this development, because it is certainly interesting and a step in the right direction as far as greener fuels are concerned. However, as I said the last time someone announced a bio-gasoline which would allow us to just keep on trucking, albeit from a more green fuel source, I'm not so sure we ought to rush to perpetuate a transportation and civic infrastructure that is dependent on the automobile for its existence. Greater changes are required in the way we move goods around than simply switching fuels."

On one hand I can understand the attitude that can ask this question. I guess what bothers me is that this can (and often does) morph into an attitude of "let's not have any partial solutions because we (the really smart ones) can't trust other people (the really dumb ones) to continue to pursue the right course (according to us)". What I'm talking about (in case you didn't get it) is elitism, the same mentality that promotes every infringement on your and my rights to think for ourselves.

$2.00 per gallon, well what the hell are you waiting for? Start converting and make a heap of money, considering that Federal gasoline tax is 18.4 cents per gallon and the states add on anywhere between 16 cents and 32 cents per gallon makes this look like a great money maker considering retail gas prices are around $3.50 per gallon.

You Probably Mean $2.50

Th retail mark up is only around $.05/gal

all to good to be true

I think ghvcmm

Shade tree has a good point, we need to figure out how to move goods & people more efficently!

In my dream world big rigs would never haul anything farther than 50 miles, Regional maunufacturing would make a comeback, convoys of magneticaly coupled cars would haul commuters....