April 22, 2012 The search for an alternative energy source to
replace fossil fuels has been well underway for many years now.
However, no alternative resource has been able to provide the
energy efficiency, comfort, and availability of oil.
Nevertheless, the search still continues due to the
environmental and economic concerns associated with fossil
fuels. One such alternative that has gained much popularity in
recent years has been the production of biofuels. This ideal
suggests that we derive energy, either indirectly or directly,
from organic material including agricultural crops and animal
waste. “Biofuels can be solid, gaseous or liquid, even though
the term is often used in a narrow sense to refer only to liquid
biofuels for transport[ion]” (Liquid Biofuels for Transport
Prospects, Risks and Opportunities). Even though this option
sounds extremely intriguing, biofuels are just another pipedream
because they conflict with food sources, release potent amounts
of greenhouse gas, and cost American taxpayers