It is now 140 dollars for one of these: What is it?

dumb_ricer · 06-29-2008

Eh, we *could* start drilling in Alaska and other places, but that would just band-aid the problem at hand.

Hybrid technology is there, or very close to it, but us Americans need 5000lb vehicles that can do all these awesome things!

At least vehicles that SHOULD sell well are finally starting to sell well.

Or maybe we could legalize hemp, and use ethanol as a main fuel source. It won't fully fix the problem, but hemp yields like 25x what corn does per acre.

gofastman · 06-29-2008

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Or maybe we could legalize hemp, and use ethanol as a main fuel source. It won't fully fix the problem, but hemp yields like 25x what corn does per acre.

I think this is incorrect, ethanol yield is directly related to how much sugar is in a crop, hemp isn't very sweet.

dumb_ricer · 06-30-2008

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I think this is incorrect, ethanol yield is directly related to how much sugar is in a crop, hemp isn't very sweet.

I am just going off of articles that I have read. Switchgrass and hemp seem to be two of the best overall crops to make ethanol out of in most of the US.

tpunx99GSX · 06-30-2008

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Or maybe we could legalize hemp, and use ethanol as a main fuel source. It won't fully fix the problem, but hemp yields like 25x what corn does per acre.

Hemp Is legal and has never been illegal. Marijuana is not.

TSI2GSX · 06-30-2008

What?!? Marjiuana is illegal! When did this......

jk...

dumb_ricer · 07-01-2008

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Hemp Is legal and has never been illegal. Marijuana is not.

No, it is not legal to grow hemp in the US of A. Hemp = a form of cannabis. Cannabis = the devil. It *DOES* contain THC, even if it is in very low numbers.

If we want to get really technical, some states do allow industrial hemp to be grown, but it is still illegal by federal laws, kind of like the Medical Marijuana thing.