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Old 12-22-2010, 02:31 PM   #67 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mnmarcus View Post
The solar panel fueled electric car takes a little less that 1/5 the amount of land to run as a algae biodiesel powered car. It is by far the more efficient source of energy for sustainable transportation.
Dang, I screwed that land metric up royally, thx for setting me straight. Land use wise solar wins by a wide margin.
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