Thanksgiving in the Gas Tank

Are plants the power source of the future? Biomass could be one solution to our dependency on fossil fuels. Though biodiesel from rapeseed and alcohol from grains are uneconomical and hardly less harmful to the environment than gasoline, second-generation production methods are now fueling a new optimism.

Even cautious forecasters are optimistic. Indeed, according to a study conducted by Michael Weitz, a Hamburg agricultural scientist, biomass could satisfy the world’s entire demand for petroleum, currently about 3.78 billion tons a year.

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