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Learning about biofuels

I love National Geographic. It's just about the only publication I trust. Each story is crafted and researched for months by experts, fact checked and fact checked again. It explores the unseen, wild and exotic in a way that is tangible and captivating. With some of the best photography around.

The cover story this month is on biofuels. It is, as usual, a thorough and balanced view of the potential future of fuel plus excellent pub quiz knowledge like: this year's Indy 500 was won in a car fuelled by ethanol and driven by a Scot. 

As a bonus, there is a complementary interactive piece online that compares the different types of biofuels.

+ National Geographic's Biofuel Inteactive

I wonder if someday we can use our household compost to power our cars...?
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