Steven Rosansky

He's the mayor of Newport Beach.

So, I got a comment from a person who is, in descending order, a coward, a liar, an idiot, and a cynic. "Pacificsun" as this person goes by, is a coward because he or she or heshe used a throwaway blogger account to comment on my blog. This person is also a liar because quite frankly, the comment was chock full o' falsity. This person is an idiot because, more than likely, he or she or heshe believes the lies that were vomitted upon my blog. Finally, this person is a cynic because if these lies were true, it would be a major bummer.

Let me illuminate you on what was said.

"Look at the math. To replace gasoline 100% with biofuels will require, using the best methods available today, planting 300,000 square miles of the US in cellulosic producing plants. That is about 50% of the arable land of the country. Today, right now, because of the use of corn for ethanol production there is no longer any surplus corn available to allow for emergencies. As a result, corn prices have gone way up. Biofuels will never be able to meet present and future demands for motive energy."

As great grandpa Soady said, "if you don't know where to start, go back to the beginning". I will look at the math, which, by the way, was not provided. Many saltwater algae strains have a lipid content of nearly fifty per cent. More over, they have a yearly yield of nearly 5,000 gallons per acre. Soybeans, these ain't. So, if we were to replace gasoline engines with diesel engines, that were more like the Chevy Volt than the Cummins powerstroke GMC truck... yeah. Pacificsun, make love to a live electrical outlet.

Secondly, using corn for ethanol, and even using ethanol, is the stupidest thing ever. Sugar beets are a much better crop. Look at butanol, please. Not only do you get more BTUs per gallon, you also don't have to worry about bands of alcoholics siphoning off pipelines.

Biofuels, wind, solar, nuclear, and maybe hydrogen WILL meet present and future demands for motive energy.