There is a lot of interest in biofuels like corn ethanol.

The spike in world food prices in early 2008 which resulted in food riots in some countries proved the folly of using food products to make fuel.  But that doesn’t mean biofuels are not a viable liquid fuel.

Here is a lighthearted look at the biofuel and fuel efficiency issues:

http://endependence.info/research/videos-c-1-v-53.html

We don’t need to use corn or other food products to make fuel (ethanol).  We can make ethanol from plant waste or non food crops like swithgrass.

We can also make something called biodiesel.

Here is a video about making biodiesel starring Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame.

http://endependence.info/research/videos-c-1-v-49.html

Why is finding a good solution to our “liquid fuels” challenge so important?  Here is a video by Dr. Andrew Frank from the engineering school at the University of California, Davis talking about something we experienced just this past summer, spiking fuel prices rippling through the economy at the speed of trucks.

http://endependence.info/research/videos-c-1-v-7.html