Hallo Brian, Thursday, 29 April, 2004, 10:41:22, you wrote:
B> Thanks for the forward. I find it disturbing that the article is B> recommenting conversion to wood alcohol as a potential energy B> alternative, even to the point of giving recommendations on how to B> cut down trees. Yes, trees are renewable, but not quickly. Our B> tree reserve would fail even more quickly than our oil reserve, and B> the consequences would be even more dire. B> Brian I have been burning wood for heat for nearly 30 years. I get all the dead and down and diseased wood I need to heat and don't have to touch a live tree. I don't know if you can use dead/down wood for the alcohol production or not but there is potentially plenty of wood to be had by backyard producers I would think. Many people I know burn pallets or old construction lumber. Most people who own woods do not use it for anything (at least here in the states) and I would think that given that it would be possible to talk to folks and do some conservation cutting in other folks woods if they were approached properly. I just skimmed that mail so I don't know if it was about commercial production or backyard production but coming from a homesteading list I would assume the latter. I would think it is a matter of wise and judicious and conscientious use of forest resources, keeping in mind the needs of wildlife. Although I am not with the PETA crowd I do believe we share our world and have an obligation to conserve our resources and be mindful of other life forms. Happy Happy, Gustl -- Je mehr wir haben, desto mehr fordert Gott von uns. Mitglied-Team AMIGA ICQ: 22211253-Gustli ******** The safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C. S. Lewis, "The Screwtape Letters" ******** Es gibt Wahrheiten, die so sehr auf der Stra§e liegen, da§ sie gerade deshalb von der gewšhnlichen Welt nicht gesehen oder wenigstens nicht erkannt werden. ******** Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music. George Carlin Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
