We import what? OVER A million barrels A DAY?.....
We would need the entire state of Texas to grow our own fuel.....
I did a quick back of the envelope calculation a while back. If the entire annual output of palm oil from Malaysia and Indonesia were converted to motor fuel, it would supply domestic US automobile demand for just about three weeks. And that’s coming from countries blessed with optimal growing conditions, and grows the stuff like its going out of style.