FORGET CORN: 7 Biofuels for the Real World.

UPDATE: Reader Bill Webster emails:

Excellent article on biofuels. What I can’t understand is why haven’t more people been demanding that Congress pass the Open Fuel Standard Act, S.B.3303 and H.R.6559. To make it possible to use any or all of these fuels, vehicles will have to be flex fuel capable. it is imperative to pass the Open Fuel Standard Act so that we will have the infrastructure ready to handle these innovations as they become available. Without an integrated response, covering all aspects of the supply chain we will lurch along in false starts and dumb backtracks like the past 35 years.

I know you are familiar with the Flex Fuel concept having noted Robert Zubrin’s book, “Energy Victory” and done a podcast with him before. I don’t understand what’s not to like about this bill and implementing it as fast as possible. Most of the objections to providing Americans with fuel choice are trivial. I haven’t seen one show stopper yet. Why haven’t people got fired up about this? Seems like now would be a good time to motivate the Congressional herd with a prod of citizen demands to pass these bills. I’d like to see both Obama and McCain co-sponsor, vote for, and pass to the President the Senate bill. At least then both of them could say that whatever happens in the election, they have both done something noble and enduring for their country.

I believe that both Obama and McCain are behind the Zubrin plan, though I don’t know if they’ve taken positions on this bill.