Biofuel can buy time until something else comes along

With global oil reserves estimated at between 2 trillion and 3 trillion barrels, and global daily consumption of oil for fuel at about 85 million barrels, the last gallon of petro-fuel will burp out of an exhaust pipe sometime between 2070 and 2102.

According to Andrew Couch, coordinator of the West Tennessee Clean Cities Coalition, expanding biodiesel and ethanol capacity could push this extraordinary day further into the future, perhaps buying enough time for development of a new abundant fuel source, maybe hydrogen, solar power, ethanol made from municipal waste or a combination of many sources.

There are some minor problems to overcome in the short-term for biodiesel, according to Couch.
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In what time is left for fossil fuel, Couch suggests wise use of fuel rather than conservation. “Like your grandmother told you, ‘Waste not, want not.’ It’s like the sign at the buffet. Take what you want, but eat what you take.”

In the coming years, Americans will change the way they shop and use their automobiles, according to Couch. “We have to make our systems more efficient, our vehicles more efficient, and reduce our waste. It’s hard to tell people to conserve because it insinuates that there is not enough of something. It causes panic and people buy more of it.”

Delta Farm Press