I wrote:
>> I am sure that as oil prices climb in the next few decades,
>> biodiesel will become an important fuel. Oilseeds could be bred
>> specifically for this use.
Ray Peat wrote:
>> ...will discover that biodiesel fuel is better
>> for human health than soybean oil.
There is an element of truth to this. High-oleic oilseeds yield a healthful
oil (much like olive), also good for certain industrial uses.
You wrote:
> Agricultural economists have said that modern methods use at
> least five calories of petroleum to produce one calorie of food.
Don't believe everything you read, or assume the context of remarks like
that, to be relevant. But even if that were true in the vegetable oil
context, it won't be true in the future, when petroleum becomes expensive.
Farmers are smart enough to produce crops with the resources at hand. They
use a lot of petroleum now because the price is low.
Dale
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