Bio-Fuels a Novel Idea. Or is it?

At the turn of the last century, the petroleum industry, namely the Rockerfellers of Standard Oil set the world on a path of petroleum addiction. Today, we could not imagine what modern society would be like without oil. (I shudder to think). All this talk of alternative energy. Perhaps in the future. Perhaps someday we will find some way to get off of this petroleum dependency. Until then, we will have to continue to drill and shovel the oil from beneath the ground, send it by pipeline, truck and ship around the world. Secure the areas where oil is present so that the life-line to oil is not broken. Could you imagine a world without oil? (I again shudder to think about it). No more tailing ponds, toxic spills on land and sea. No more refineries pumping gases from million year old hydrocarbons into the atmosphere. No more bombing of brown people. Oh what a world. (I shudder to think). But someday, some way, some time, we will find a way. We are a pretty smart animal and we will use science to figure this out....someday.
But wait a minute, before 1905 there were more electric cars on the road than gasoline powered cars. Every major city had an electric trolley transportation system. What happened? Enter Standard Oil along with General Motors. In the early 20th century they began a campaign to dominate the transportation market with their cars with internal combustion engines that ran on gasoline that came from, you guessed it, Standard Oil. They bought out virtually all of the trolley rail systems in all of the major US cities and systematically disassembled them all. And everone got a car. Or two. (or more)
But now they are leading the way to bring us a "New" technology that will save us and the planet. "Alternative fuels" Yay! Our heroes!
But how "New" is this technology?
Watch this video and see what old Henry Ford and company were up to back in the 1930s-40s.




Benefits of using hemp:
Grows virtually everywhere in places that can support grasses.
In more arid climates, it holds the soil together, retaining the moisture in the ground, reducing drastic weather fluctuations and desertification.
Removes toxins from the soil.
You can use the entire plant. Seeds pressed for oil, seeds dried for flour, leaves for compost, stalk for fibers to make paper, building material, plastics, clothing, rope, twine and thread.
The CO2 that is released by burning the oil will be consumed by next years crop (closed loop system).
Reduces global warming/climate change.
Puts Al Gore out of work.


Oh, and by the way. an accidental spill of hemp oil is called "Fertilization"
And if you accidentally spilled hemp oil on a body of fresh water, you most likely would have killed the mosquito population for that year. (Again... shudder)