Corn - providing energy of all kinds

Corn - providing energy of all kinds

102 years ago, yesterday, the Ford Model T hit the market...how is it that we haven't advanced mainstream fuel any farther than where we are in over a century? Granted we have a ton of technology in cars these days, but the most hazardous component is still based on oil. Sad. We should worry less about fuel "efficiency" and more about alternative fuels.

Hindsight is 20/20 but sadly the reason for not converting from oil is simply money.  Politicians and big oil companies padding their pockets at the expense of society. Most people would be surprised how much of their everyday items come from oil, they can easily be replaced with biological sources (corn, for example, it is amazing) that can make equivalent products. The stronghold Big Oil has on our society is sickening.

Some would argue that sugar cane may be as effective, however the potential for corn is not limited to just fuel, you can use it for plastics, clothing, fuel, personal care items like shampoo, lotions, soaps, etc....the list goes on and on. http://www.cornproducts.com/.  While sugar cane, or any biological product would do better than the fuel sources we have now, one thing about corn is that it doesn't require the same climate as sugar cane and it provides more sustainability and less dependence on foreign nations for resources. Much of America and the world can grow corn, while sugar cane would be limited to our more tropical climates.

The best thing about using biological alternatives to fossil fuels is that they are renewable. Eventually we will have to adapt to using these alternative resources, because we are depleting the fossil fuels from the earth. We should take a proactive stand and recognize the need and make every effort to transition over to these renewable products. Let's face it, wind, solar and water are options, but they are dependent on the weather and non-renewables, renewable biological resources may be susceptible to disease and the effects of weather, but they are more reliable than wind and solar as a major source. I agree there should be a good mix of all of these.

Consider not only corn or sugar cane as an energy source to eliminate fossil fuels, if we combine all of the possibilities, there is a viable solution. How can we pay farmers to not farm while much of our food products are imported in from other countries. I believe that if we became more reliant on our own country the result would be surprising about how well we could support ourselves if we do not look at it from an instant gratification, strictly capitalistic mindset.