07-12-2006, 08:27 AM
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Re: We need to use less oil anyway.
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Originally Posted by David Holland
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Originally Posted by John Carter
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Originally Posted by David Holland
As the UK will soon be a net importer of oil and gas and most oil and gas states are hostile to the west. You could argue that it does not matter if the greenhouse effect is real or not - we still need to find alternative fuels that don't provide money to terrorists and Chavez etc.
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1.5 acres will support one cow or the production of about 60,000 litres of biodiesel. |
Is that net (after the fuel costs etc) or gross (before the fuel used to harvest). |
That's net. |
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