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[upperleftedge]

I have a friend who runs his '71 Benz on bio-diesel. His sailboat's Volvo engine runs on it too. He has solar panels and a wind generator on his house. His energy costs are tiny compared to most people's. It didn't cost very much and it works.
I agree that the real issue is trucks, trains and machinery. I bet if the Teamsters backed it there would be a conversion to bio-diesel overnight.
If we had a President, which we don't, he/she could by executive order convert every government vehicle to bio-diesel. The farmers would love it. The environment would love it and we would still have enough oil to make all the damned plastic you want.
But until the "oil depletion allowance" laws are repealed this won't happen. The last guy to propose that was JFK and you know what they did to him.
You don't have to wait for the government to do something. There is nothing more fun than to drive down the road knowing you aren't part of the environmental problem and you are not supporting this war just by driving to work.