From Seeking Alpha: “Good: The 9 billion gallons of ethanol that Americans used last year helped drive down oil prices…Bad: Over one billion people are hungry or starving..Ugly: It’s a tough time to make money with ethanol…Beautiful: the transition to electric drive systems and the development of next generation biofuels.
From Gizmodo: “Experts say it takes about 5-7 kg of coffee grounds to get one liter of biofuel, which with a medium-sized production would yield a cost of about $US1 per gallon…The US estimates we consume over 7 tons of coffee each year, which would yield about 340 million gallons of biodiesel.But mostly, a subtle coffee scent might overcome the significantly less savory odors currently dominating my car.”
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