Comments by "Colorme Dubious" (@colormedubious4747) on "The Problem with Biofuels" video.

  1. The current state of the art is even dumber (and more interesting) than you might think. When these concepts were being debated in the 70s and 80s, the idea was NEVER to use the EDIBLE parts of plants to create biofuels to replace petroleum. The idea was to divert plant WASTE (leaves, stems, cobs, etc) to create a modest but reliable stream of additives to extend the lifespan of the fossil fuel supply. It was a similar approach to refining biodiesel from the contents of restaurants' grease traps. In other words: Do something useful with waste products over the short term (which is a two-for: eliminating the disposal burden and providing a valuable product) while developing better long term solutions. Money and politics shoved this reasonable approach into the realm of the absurd.
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