New Diesel Fuel for Cars is Cleaner

Ok we here all this talk of new fuels and new
diesel...great...how about a company called Changing World
Technologies...look up the article called "Anything Into Oil" on
any search engine and see another source that is up and running in
plants for creating oil, eliminating our dependendance on foriegn
oil and redcucing our cost at the pump...it is about a 6 page
article and is exciting to me...

This is lovely news - I suppose. Having lived a bit in this
experience, and knowing that true alternatives to petro fuels
abound, why would we be excited about something that still binds us
to oil? I appreciate the comment about ceasing paying farmers not
to farm; rather, to pay them for their crops that go to increase
the base for alternative fuels. A win/win situation. Perhaps we
could use those extra dollars to educate the children on how to
think about sustaining the planet in workable ways.thanks for the
forum, Mother.

I agree strongly that accuracy is critical in making any sort of
statement in this arena, and in the spirit of that I submit that
there is a missing element to the article: a more transparent
analysis of the costs of the new diesel and who precisely would pay
for them.I was listening to a story on this recently, on NPR I
think, and they mentioned that in addition to the increased cost of
the fuel itself, the cost of the engines that burn it is
substantially higher than that of a standard gasoline engine,
translating into an additional cost of several thousand dollars to
the consumer who is the one who must make the choice, ultimately,
to adopt the new fuel "technology" or not.I'm not arguing for or
against; if we are to assume sustainable and defensible positions
in any debate we need to be prepared with all relevant data, and
I'd argue this is relevant.Thanks.

These sound very good but has any one checked out Hydrogen
injection. knowledgepublications.com claims that Hydrogen can be
used to clean up the atmosphere and is safer to use in vehicles
than gasoline. It burns, but goes up in the air rather than on the
ground where it will spred under the vehicle and burn the vechile
and any thing down hill.dick nellis

I think you should do a article on U.S Sustainable Energy Corp.
This is a incredible company , They make bio fuels that run in gas
engines and diesel .I cut and pasted this from their web
sitewww.ussec.us U.S Sustainable Energy Corp.The United States of
America can: Produce 100% of its energy needs using biofuels
derived from soybeans and corn (not biodiesel or ethanol). Stop
paying farmers NOT TO FARM. Let farmers farm. Create over $5
billion in additional agricultural income. Tax agricultural income
instead of subsidizing farmers. Keep $ 243 Billion EXPORTED
American dollars a year in America. Produce electricity from
nonpolluting renewable biofuels. Be totally energy independent.
Reverse global warming. Keep American Jobs in America with lower
energy cost. Make the Clean Air Act a reality, not just a law. Let
Americans drive the size vehicle they want without polluting the
country or having to mortgage their houses for fuel. Recognize the
SOLUTION instead of talking about the problem.This is our mission
statement, Time line May 13, 2009 United States Energy Independence
Day 5/13/2009

As usually I appreciate articles like these, keeping educated
about the evolving fuel industry is always helpful. However, I do
have to wonder about the line, "By 2010, it will be the only diesel
fuel on the market." Unless I'm greatly mistaken there are
currently two diesel fuels on the market, Petro-Diesel and
Biodiesel. Unless I'm missing something, Biodiesel does not appear
to be going away, indeed I see it's market increasing. Do you know
something I don't know :) Thank You

Thank you for the clarification. Precision of statements is
important, especially when it comes to educating people on subjects
as crucial as this. i.e. cleaner fuels for a cleaner
world.

Henson,You're right, biodiesel is only becoming more widespread,
not going away. What the piece means is the new clean disel fuel
will be the only petro-diesel fuel on the market.