I don't know as I would have stated it quite that way, but the gist of
what you're saying is true.

On a further, and I think, interesting note regarding the use of
alternative fuels in our vehicles, when Henry Ford came out with his
Model T, the gasoline distribution network had not been as highly
developed as it is today.  Because he was concerned that consumers might
not be able to find fuel to run his cars, the Model T was equipped with
a carburetor that could be modified to run different kinds of fuel,
including both gasoline and alcohol.

Back in the 70s and 80s, there were a number of new and different
carburetion and fuel delivery systems developed for engines to improve
their efficiency or to use different, and renewable, fuel sources.  Most
of these designs were scarfed up by the car companies, presumably to
develop further and install on their vehicles, but for some reason they
never really saw the light of day after that.  Hmmmm . . .

Just some more food for thought,
Marc Perdue

Gnarlodious wrote:

>I can connect the dots and the big picture emerges. In a world of dwindling
>petroleum supplies controlling that supply and keeping us dependent on it
>equals political power. Therefore Jimmie Carter's ideas were a threat to the
>economic tyranny of Corporatism because it forced money to flow upward from
>the local producer.
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>Contrast that to "Trickle down economics" which is nothing more than a
>euphemism for Corporate Welfare.
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>That's why I burn biodiesel.
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>-- Gnarlie
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