When and how do you think the U.S. will finally go from petroleum to cheaper & cleaner burning fuels?

Question

The alcohol fuel derived from corn gives our farmers jobs and the people better fuel. It has been proven that no major modification is needed for our cars to accept the new fuel.
It will also release our addiction to the petroleum we get from the middle east. I'm sure im not the only one who knows the war over there is all about oil.
Why can't we make the switch NOW?

We dont drill for more oil here because...would you want some oil company setting up shop in your neighborhood?
Also, it's always cheaper to outsource our labor to someplace else...at least the corporate magnates think so.

Answer 1

The only time that alternative fuels will be brought in will be when the last drop of oil has been sold. The US government and others has the knowledge and technology to scrap oil altogether. Recent video news on FOX showed an inventor welding and running a car on water. The US Military has commissioned him to convert a Hummer for their use and experimentation. He of course will do this and disappear like so many before him and the methods will become classified.

We are being suckered by the Arabs and the oil companies, They don't want alternative energy of free energy fuels. It's all about their profit, not convenience of green house gas emissions or anything else its th $

Answer 2

We won't make the switch now because there is too much money involved. And we probably won't make the switch until Bush so alienates the Middle East to the point we are involved in World War III and have no other choice. It sucks but I'm probably not far off the mark.

Answer 3

Because government cannot mandate change on people. It must occur through the free markets.

BTW, if we are in Iraq for oil, then why do we not drill for it the US. We would not need to fight for what they have because we have that and then some there.

Perhaps you should look at the Hillary Clinton video on why we need to go into Iraq.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYATbsu2cP8

Answer 4

When will people learn the simplicities of economics? It's supply and demand. Forget about supply for just a moment. The answer to your question is in demand.

Most Americans are demanding oil, traditional gasoline and diesel, and are not demanding much of anything else.

So why would any company invest in the research and development of alternative fuels. Do you think they like to spend money just to spend money when very few consumers are literally demanding those alternative fuel products/sources by absolutely quitting their spending on current petroleum based fuel products?

I run my truck on alternate fuel. It doesn't cost me much at all. It required no modifications to my vehicle. In fact, I pick it up for free wherever I go. I've been doing this since fuel prices were jacked up.

So I just laugh when others whine about the "war over oil" or "high fuel prices" because I took action to remedy the potential problem. I get to drive on the roads for pennies on the dollar and I don't have to pay fuel taxes!

I even have a sign on my vehicle advertising how much it costs me based on a mile per gallon. I get emails and phone calls everyday from people wanting to know and I've even been pulled over by the police wanting to know how I do this. I'll be honest. I charge for this information because this is the information age.

If you want to know all you have to do is pay the price of admission. If you don't like capitalism I suggest moving to a communist country. Cuba, North Korea, China come to mind.

There are others like me and there are plenty who have paid the price of admission. Simply put there are two types of people in this world. There are those who make excuses and there are those who make things happen. My question to you is why are you still making excuses and waiting for others to take action when you have failed to do so yourself.

I'm a man of action. First, I remedied the cost of fuel to myself personally. Now I am educating others on how to do the same. I make money from this activity. I used to have a Secret Clearance in the military so I'm good at keeping my mouth shut and I know when someone just wants something for nothing.

There are people that know me that keep trying to find out what I'm doing. They've even tried following me. I have a tactic that works so well that anyone following me will stand out like Ron Paul in Congress.

It's actually entertaining watching the people watching you. It's a game. And all the while they're following me it's costing them more and more while my email and voicemail keep getting new messages.

I'll be honest. When I started this I didn't expect much. In fact, I didn't even know if it was going to work. So I used an old beatup truck for my experiment.

What began as a way to cure me from relying on increased fuel prices expanded into a small business. Over the past few years I've made enough money to launch another business from the income off of this one. Another good way to avoid owing taxes.

Although certain alternative fuels are illegal to sell in my state I've found a loophole in the law that will allow me to mass produce and distribute alternate fuel that doesn't require any modifications to most existing internal combustion engines. This applies to gasoline and diesel. It's all about legal maneuvering.

We've begun researching the laws in other states but our mission is to reduce pump prices in our local area first and then expand. When people begin buying and using our product they will end spending on traditional fuel causing the price at the pump to drop significantly. It'll be this point where the chessgame gets interesting because I'll be willing to bet that the oil companies are going to catch on pretty quick.

Will they shut us down? They'll try. But once entire communities are aware of what we're doing, and what the oil companies want (which is pretty clear on both sides of this equation) they will be demanding what we offer and any potential legislation will be difficult in the making because so many people will be educated in their best interests.

It's going to be interesting either way. And what started as a quest for a cheaper fuel source personally will escalate into a fight for cleaner and cheaper fuel for everyone. I really don't care too much but I love picking fights. I'm ex-special forces and it's just a game to me. It's the thrill of watching your opponent falter, flinch and fumble.

No matter what, I'll still be driving for next to nothing with my signs on my truck getting email and phone calls from all sorts of people wanting to know what I'm doing and how they can too.

Answer 5

BTW, we do drill for oil in the U.S.