Comments on: Counterpoint: biodiesel is ecologically expensive and not a solution to petroleum fuel use at all http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/ Business • Technology • Society • Environment Sun, 16 May 2010 21:41:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Troy Angrignon http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 Troy Angrignon Sat, 01 May 2010 21:00:02 +0000 http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/#comment-1364 Renewable yes, but much of it is using foodstock as feedstock and therefore causing food stock prices to go up so in the long run, food-stock sourced biodiesel is already a non-starter because we'd need 10 more planets worth of corn. It's one very small piece of the energy puzzle and turns out to only be useful if we're careful about sourcing from other stocks like palm oil plants and things that aren't part of our food supply. Renewable yes, but much of it is using foodstock as feedstock and therefore causing food stock prices to go up so in the long run, food-stock sourced biodiesel is already a non-starter because we’d need 10 more planets worth of corn. It’s one very small piece of the energy puzzle and turns out to only be useful if we’re careful about sourcing from other stocks like palm oil plants and things that aren’t part of our food supply.

]]> By: Daniel Evans http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/comment-page-1/#comment-1363 Daniel Evans Sat, 01 May 2010 20:21:22 +0000 http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/#comment-1363 i always use Biodiesel on my car to help the environment. Biodiesel is cleaner and is reneweable.;", i always use Biodiesel on my car to help the environment. Biodiesel is cleaner and is reneweable.;”,

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Anonymous Sun, 28 May 2006 18:56:14 +0000 http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/#comment-82 Thanks for that awesome link! Great site! Thanks for that awesome link! Great site!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Anonymous Sun, 28 May 2006 18:44:50 +0000 http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/#comment-81 As mentioned once earlier by another visitor, <strong><a href="http://www.castoroil.in/reference/plant_oils/uses/fuel/sources/algae/biodiesel_algae.html" rel="nofollow">biodiesel from algae</a></strong> has a good potential to replace most, if not all, petrodiesel because the yield of oil from algae is over 100 times that for traditional oilseeds such as soy or palm... More inputs on biodiesel can also be found at the <a href="http://www.castoroil.in/reference/plant_oils/uses/fuel/bio_fuels.html" rel="nofollow">Biodiesel WWW Encyclopedia</a> Hope this helps Castor Oil @ <a href="http://www.castoroil.in" rel="nofollow">Castor Oil Online</a> As mentioned once earlier by another visitor, biodiesel from algae has a good potential to replace most, if not all, petrodiesel because the yield of oil from algae is over 100 times that for traditional oilseeds such as soy or palm…

More inputs on biodiesel can also be found at the Biodiesel WWW Encyclopedia

Hope this helps

Castor Oil @ Castor Oil Online

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Anonymous Sat, 23 Oct 2004 01:06:35 +0000 http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/#comment-80 Here's the article I was looking for... it was dead yesterday: <a href="http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge.html</a> [ new window ] -Matt Here’s the article I was looking for… it was dead yesterday:

http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge.html [ new window ]

-Matt

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Anonymous Fri, 22 Oct 2004 05:19:05 +0000 http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/#comment-79 In a similar vein, Craig Venter (human genome fame) is now running the Institute for Biological Energy Alternatives and they are examining the energy conversion functions in seawater and algae to find efficient and cheap solar energy conversion methods. I have been mulling the "biodiesel is bad" idea and a few main points that I still like about it are: no CO2 emissions, lessens the demand for oil which lessens the global security issues. But the previous counterpoint article is good in that it discusses the ratio of current demand on oil vs. the current global total production of corn. It may indeed only be able to provide a very slim percentage of all fuels now and in the future. I definitely want to learn more in this area. In a similar vein, Craig Venter (human genome fame) is now running the Institute for Biological Energy Alternatives and they are examining the energy conversion functions in seawater and algae to find efficient and cheap solar energy conversion methods.

I have been mulling the “biodiesel is bad” idea and a few main points that I still like about it are: no CO2 emissions, lessens the demand for oil which lessens the global security issues.

But the previous counterpoint article is good in that it discusses the ratio of current demand on oil vs. the current global total production of corn. It may indeed only be able to provide a very slim percentage of all fuels now and in the future.

I definitely want to learn more in this area.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Anonymous Fri, 22 Oct 2004 04:53:38 +0000 http://www.troyangrignon.com/2004/10/18/counterpoint-biodiesel-is-ecologically-expensive-and-not-a-solution-to-petroleum-fuel-use-at-all/#comment-78 Specific species of algae with a high natural oil content provide an alternative to processing crops for fuel. Using sea or waste waters (depending on locality), these algae can be bred and processed into biodiesel. Though I cannot find the original article that pointed me in this direction, googling algae biodiesel results in a wealth of relevant sites. Specific species of algae with a high natural oil content provide an alternative to processing crops for fuel.

Using sea or waste waters (depending on locality), these algae can be bred and processed into biodiesel. Though I cannot find the original article that pointed me in this direction, googling algae biodiesel results in a wealth of relevant sites.

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