A tree that yields diesel fuel

danarhea · 04-12-08, 11:42 PM

There is a tree in Brazil, whose sap can be put straight into a diesel truck and run that truck. Australian farmers in an area of North Queensland have planted the trees.

With gas prices the way they are, sure would be nice to own a few of these trees, just for the sheer pleasure of being able to give a big, fat middle finger to Chevron-Texaco.

Article is here.

Sergeant Stinger1 · 04-13-08, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by danarhea

There is a tree in Brazil, whose sap can be put straight into a diesel truck and run that truck. Australian farmers in an area of North Queensland have planted the trees.

With gas prices the way they are, sure would be nice to own a few of these trees, just for the sheer pleasure of being able to give a big, fat middle finger to Chevron-Texaco.

Article is here.

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Sounds good, now if they could only find a tree that grows money on it that would be great too.

danarhea · 04-13-08, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Sergeant Stinger1

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Sounds good, now if they could only find a tree that grows money on it that would be great too.

Same tree, since you can sell your surplus of diesel from it.

TacticalEvilDan · 04-13-08, 02:31 AM

Is THIS the reason the Amazon has been getting raped and pillaged?

To keep diesel prices up?

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Damn, I was sort of hoping I'd see the industry convert to running on used fryer grease.