I think biofuels are a better alternative in general to fossil fuels, but we have to be careful on the type of biofuels that the US promotes and subsidises. Different biofuels vary enormously in how eco-friendly they are, and some might be worse or the same as fossil fuels. Some studies found that the best biofuel alternatives are biofuels from residual products, such as recycled cooking oil and ethanol from grass or wood.

Some biofuels are not as effective as traditional gasoline, but I think they are better because they are renewable and easier on the environment. Eventually we are going to run out of fossil fuels, if we continue using them at the rate we do now.

Well, in your statement, I'll say biofuels are better than fossil fuels only because they're renewable. Most of things in life are about being recycled, so why would we want to use something up until it was completely gone? That's the same thing as killing every tiger in order to produce as much fur coats as possible. Those coats may benefit the people who buy them, just like gas will benefit those that buy it right now, but it doesn't do anything great about extincting the tigers and using all the oil til the last drop.

Ultimately, I do think we should take advantage of the alternatives and leave the fossil fuels alone... better sooner than later. Cars are man-made, so perhaps the oil to make the cars run should be man-made too. The fossil fuels probably exist for something else, but I'm not entirely sure of their natural purpose on Earth.

I believe that bio-fuel could be the fuel of the future but there is another way out of it. Hydrogen and other elements are the same they could take the place of bio-fuels, and fossil fuels. Their are many agrument even if I know bio-fuel is better than fossil fuel I thinkt that h2o and hydrogen would be a better supstitue.

well yea bio fuels are better and we have lots of corn but at the same time you must think of other problems like the growing factore of starvashion in third rate countries. So we should maybe use some corn to help because there is England that is growing tons of corn for the bio fuels and they might be makeing to much but at the same time they could give some of what they are growing to third rate countries

They are better for businesses only. If they perfect the process they wouldn't have to drill anymore (or as much), which is good all around, but mainly for business. I'm pretty sure though, that having a steady supply of fuel that doesn't have to be found and drilled would keep the habit around longer.

Solar energy would be best in my opinion. Wind power, sure, but even that causes a lot of problems (health issues caused by subsonic vibration, dead birds, the transfer of flowing air to mechanical parts is inefficient, etc). If only solar panels were required by state and socialized. A lot of homes that use solar panels produce more electricity than they use, so they sell it, and they're low maintenance (no moving parts). People often forget that power plants produce a lot of the carbon emissions that we curse the car for producing, so having every rooftop act as a node to a socially owned power plant... would save us even more.

Electric can't do everything though, some applications require combustion engines, so we wouldn't be completely rid of fuels... but it would be a HUGE step forward. Especially if it was a requirement.

People are already sorting out the electric car infrastructure too (which will be socialized or subsidized), so if we pair up both systems... eh, I don't know, I often think that whoever has their hands in the matter (GE, PG&E;, Shell, Mobile, etc.) they'll find some way to rip us off. Nothing can ever be good. :(