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Originally posted by Optimist Prime
My S10 can run on ethanol!! WE already have the technology. Just sue Texaco and Shell out of existence for crimes against humanity and nature. 
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It's funny that you mention ethanol. Actually the US only produces enough crops to run 25% of the US populations cars on ethanol. And it only comes close to being economical for the mid-western states that have the farming capabilities. But this is the exact technology I am talking about. Although there are more environmentally conscious alternatives out there.
You might feel more environmentally conscious choosing the civic over an explorer, but if you really had the environment in mind you'd get a ethanol or natural gas driven car.
But to defend the oil industry, oil companies are under some of the strictest regulations for diesel and gasoline production. Especially in California. The industry has come leaps and bounds since the beginning of crude oil usage for gasoline. Oil and Gas companies are very environmentally conscious.