Originally Posted by Raharu Haruha

Okay, I believe that we are held hostage to OPEC. I believe we run on energy, and throughout history the survival of empires depends on energy! (i read that in a book)


We have a LOT of farm land, and recently we've had this new fuel Ethanol which runs on plants. The reason this fuel is so critical is not that it is green, but that it is home grown. 1/4 of the consumer spending and government spending goes into oil. If we take away this liability and replace it with a asset, we not only cut off our dead arab hand, but we grow a third leg - if you know what i mean