Think “biofuels,” and corn and sugarcane-based ethanol probably comes to mind. Switchgrass, miscanthus gigantus, and other non-edible plants might ring a bell as prime candidates for making biofuel that doesn’t jack up food prices, otherwise known as “cellulosic biofuel.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=106012