Looking Beyond Corn and Sugarcane For Cost-Effective Biofuels 242
carmendrahl writes "The abundance of shale gas in the U.S. is expected to lower the cost of petrochemicals for fuel and other applications, making it harder for plant-based, renewable feedstocks to compete in terms of price. In the search for cost-competitive crops, companies are testing plants other than traditional biofuel sources such as corn and sugarcane. In this video, you can see how a company is test-growing a relative of sugarcane, which is expected to yield 5 times the ethanol per acre compared to corn."
Ethanol-fueled (Score:1, Funny)
Ethanol-fueled, motherfuckers!
-- Ethanol-fueled
Re:Sugar Beet (Score:5, Funny)
Beets are perfect for fuel. Nasty vegetable! Yech! When I see beets I say "beat it, beet."
Now, buttered corn, yum. Corn fed beef? Even better! Corn is for eating, beets are best used as fuel.
Obligatory Michael Jackson (Score:4, Funny)
When I see beets I say "beat it, beet."
They told us don't you ever try to make new fuel
Don't want a lower price, you better like your gruel
The law is on their side, and their policies are cruel
So beet it, just beet it!