New Fuel

As the prices of gas increase without sight of an end, the necessity for an alternative fuel source is more vital now than ever. Every visit to the gas pump reminds me of the daunting reality that gas has nearly reached five dollars a gallon, prior to the peak that will occur over summer in southern California. Of course the idea of becoming dependent on electric vehicles is a solution, but this will never suffice for the necessity to power the vehicles we use to transport our goods across the nation. While gas companies scramble to deplete a limited source, they continue to hinder the potential to implement biodiesel as an alternative fuel. This fuel is can be manufactured from vegetable oil, or even transformed from algae farms. The beauty of this fuel source is that standard diesel motors come prepared to operate on biodiesel, since it’s original inventor designed it to run off or peanut oil. In America this could be the solution to every transportation issue, if the auto industry were to revert back to producing more diesel vehicles, which are virtually impossible to purchase from most standard car dealerships. While most Americans might be baffled by the government’s lack of initiative toward implementing this new alternative fuel, it has become apparent that gas companies have established themselves in government. This can be seen with their sponsorship of former president Bush, and countless government officials, which raises the question of whether or not our system has become corrupt. Although this corruption has gone by unmonitored for years, the influence of Americans and their freedom to make change allow the potential for new possibilities by forcing government to implement new bill that will push our society away from the reliance of gasoline, a depleting fuel source.