# drill our own oil petition.

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**Created:** [June 2, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drill-our-own-oil-petition/197800 "2008-06-02T20:34:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drill-our-own-oil-petition/197800/12 "2008-06-04T13:24:13Z")

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> [@Happy Birthday Surshot007..not adam lol](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-birthday-surshot007-not-adam-lol/36682/10):
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> besides all of the research that is being done to make those cars run on something besides gas or diesel… :hsugh:

Besides the fact that most of these alternative fuels are to REPLACE the current gasoline as well, theres some bacteria/algea that people have been using to create a gas that would run in our current cars:hsugh:

Algea is by far a better choice then corn, but the downside is it will take a few years to grow enough to produce enough to be used for production.

> **[Algae fuel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofuel_from_algae)**
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> Algae fuel, algal biofuel, or algal oil is an alternative to liquid fossil fuels that uses algae as its source of energy-rich oils. Also, algae fuels are an alternative to commonly known biofuel sources, such as corn and sugarcane. When made from seaweed (macroalgae) it can be known as seaweed fuel or seaweed oil.
> In December 2022, ExxonMobil, the last large oil company to invest in algae biofuels, ended its research funding.
> Algal fuels boast high yields, a high ignition point, and can be cu...

We really need to do what most of South America does and invest in sugarcane/ethnonol based gas.

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