The largest crop in the U.S. by weight is grass clippings, which are cellulose. If every county had an alcohol plant turning green waste and cellulose into alcohol, we would be replacing a lot of our fuel.

Let me continue my previous post. The China car market will be a godsend to all the US manufacturers, as it provides a busy and profitable new market for the many car makes.

Look for a resurgence of imported cars, and a continuing trend of weakness from GM and Chrysler, since they make expensive and poorly built cars, and are managed by the union and the government. When UAL was bought by its union, the Union president said they were not going to kill the golden goose, just strangle all the golden eggs out of it. Sure enough UAL went bust four years later.

China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp (BAIC), rival Geely, and at least one "Western industrial group" remain interested in Ford Motor Co's Volvo car unit, a person close to the situation said on Tuesday.

Geely, which has already visited Volvo in Sweden, plans to make a fresh visit soon, the person added. A second person close to the situation said Geely representatives were likely to visit this week.

my comment: The China auto market is growing quickly, and will soon the be the worl's largest