I actually really enjoyed this post! Watched all of the videos.
The only thing I could add, is that the straw/bag problem could be solved by using hemp. Overall it can even replace most of fossil fuels, here's a great video on that:
Although the industry has been largely due to oil companies lobbying the governments.
I remember reading about Ford and Biofuel about 10 years ago while I was reading some articles on alternatives to fossil fuel. The Oil industry also repeatedly screwed up the electric cars until Elon Musk made it too big and too cool to crush.
I also found this cool link: http://biofuel.org.uk/biofuel-facts.html
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