Plastic and Fuel That Grow On Trees 188
Tim Hanlon writes "Biofuels continue to lead the field in the search for a renewable, environmentally friendly replacement for crude oil. Besides its use in the transport industry, crude oil is also used to produce conventional plastics and chemical products such as fertilizers and solvents. Now chemists have learned how to convert plant biomass directly into a chemical building block that can be used to produce not only fuel, but also plastics, polyester, and industrial chemicals, cheaply and efficiently."
Radiohead is a modern Nostrodaumus... (Score:4, Funny)
Why? (Score:5, Funny)
If all the arable land in all the world were used to grow the highest yield plant for biofuel, it wouldn't come CLOSE to what we need for fuel, or our plastic demand. Hell, it might not even be a need to support the polyester demand...should the 70's happen again.
It's about time... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Radiohead is a modern Nostrodaumus... (Score:3, Funny)
You mean they make no accurate predictions, but people maker shit up about their predictions?
yes people do maker shit up. didn'ter you know that? proofreadinger is harder, so very hard. er.
Re:Investment (Score:3, Funny)
I can just imagine my hypothetical grandchildren asking me what we did with all that oil.
"We burnt it."
"You did what?"
(Sheepish look.)