3/3/07 - There has been some discussion recently of Flex-Fuel
vehicles. They are as inexpensive as a regular car. They were first
produced in the '80s. They can use a mixture of gasoline and up to
85% ethanol. Unfortunately, most areas have a very limited
distribution of anything higher than E10 (10% Ethanol). The closest
place to me with E85 is an hour drive. While an E85 mixture makes
about as much carbon dioxide it was made with plants that converted
carbon dioxide into oxygen while they were alive. While this is
better than E10, it still creates carbon dioxide. Some of the Flex-
Fuel advocates decry hybrids because Flex-Fuel has a greater
reduction in gasoline usage at a lower cost than a hybrid. The
problem is that hybrids produce far less carbon dioxide. A hybrid
conserves energy while a Flex-Fuel car changes where the fuel
originates. I propose that the best option would be a mixture of
these technologies.

There are a lot of good reasons to shop at Whole Foods over other
super market but the reason I have switched is because they offset
all of the non-green power energy all of their stores use with wind
energy certificates. Shopping at a super market that uses National
Grid is supporting a super market that is adding to global warming.

For years I have expressed my disappointment with previous
generations forcing their issues on the future generations to solve.
My son does not deserve to inherit a world where there are no
winters. Our children should inherit our solutions not our problems.