i see..."slash" as you call it, i know as "tops" there is my confusion. tops make for very good firewood from a very small diameter up to splitting wood. my father follows along behind the local loggers and collects everything down to about 4" diameter to sell as firewood. it's free to him, because noone else wants it, and then he makes brushpiles out of the smaller stuff for small animals and birds to shelter in. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Dyck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 11:21 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] USDA Tells Ranchers Non-Corn Ethanol a Priority
> Hi Jason and Katie, > > I agree with you about selective logging, however, their would still be > slash. The slash comes from the branches that the loggers cut off the > trees. > > Terry Dyck > > >>From: "Jason& Katie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> >>Subject: Re: [Biofuel] USDA Tells Ranchers Non-Corn Ethanol a Priority >>Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:53:25 -0600 >> >>i seem to have a problem with the "slash" aspect to begin with. why not >>selective harvesting? cut out the scrub and give the healthy trees room to >>grow. >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Terry Dyck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> >>Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 1:06 PM >>Subject: Re: [Biofuel] USDA Tells Ranchers Non-Corn Ethanol a Priority >> >> >> > Hi Keith, >> > >> > Using wood waste to create bio-fuel will kill 2 environmental birds >> > with >> > one >> > stone. The air pollution from burning slash left over from logging >> > operations is causing health problems from poor air quality. >> > If we produce biofuel from the slash instead of burning it there will >> > be >>2 >> > benefits to the environment. >> > >> > Terry Dyck >> > >> > >> >>From: Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> >>To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> >>Subject: [Biofuel] USDA Tells Ranchers Non-Corn Ethanol a Priority >> >>Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 01:58:07 +0900 >> >> >> >>Let them eat grass... >> >> >> >>Ooops, they're going to make ethanol out of all the grass too. >> >> >> >> >The ethanol production process can use grasses, woody plants, and >> >> >wood waste, he said. >> >> >> >>Anyone know where you can actually buy some cellulosic ethanol? Or >> >>biodiesel from algae? LOL! >> >> >> >>------ >> >> >> >>http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/40154/story.htm >> >> >> >>USDA Tells Ranchers Non-Corn Ethanol a Priority >> >> >> >>US: February 5, 2007 >> >> >> >>NASHVILLE, Tenn., - US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns assured US >> >>cattle producers on Friday that the government will work hard to >> >>encourage other ways of making ethanol to give them relief from high >> >>corn prices. >> >> >> >>The price of corn, an important cattle feed, have sped higher as more >> >>of the grain goes to making the biofuel ethanol. >> >> >> >>"That is why the Farm Bill proposes a very strong federal commitment >> >>to accelerating our research into cost-effective ways of producing >> >>cellulosic ethanol from biomass," Johanns said during his address at >> >>the convention here of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, the >> >>largest US cattle group. >> >> >> >>The ethanol production process can use grasses, woody plants, and >> >>wood waste, he said. >> >> >> >>The proposed 2007 Farm Bill released last week recommends US$1.6 >> >>billion in new funding over the next 10 years targeted at the >> >>development of cellulosic ethanol. It also proposes US$2.1 billion in >> >>guaranteed loans for cellulosic projects and construction of plants >> >>in rural areas. >> >> >> >>"This constitutes a strong commitment to nailing down the knowledge >> >>and building the infrastructure we must have to meet a much larger >> >>share of our energy needs," said Johanns. >> >> >> >>A US$500 million portion of that US$1.6 billion will be used for >> >>grants to develop new energy sources, possibly methane gas from >> >>livestock waste, he said. >> >> >> >>"All of that could be a part of this initiative," he said. >> >> >> >>In a press conference following his speech, Johanns said he supported >> >>exploring the use of sugar cane and sugar beets to make ethanol. >> >> >> >>SOUTH KOREA "FRUSTRATING" >> >> >> >>Reopening export markets for US beef has been a priority for the >> >>NCBA. Overseas markets closed in December 2003 after the United >> >>States reported its first case of mad cow disease. >> >> >> >>Many markets have reopened, with some restricting the type of beef >> >>they will accept. South Korea, once the third largest overseas buyer >> >>of US beef, is one that remains closed. >> >> >> >>Last year, South Korea lifted its ban on US beef, but tight >> >>restrictions on bone chips and other material has prevented imports >> >>from reaching consumers. The United States has been in talks to >> >>restart beef sales to South Korea, and more talks are scheduled next >> >>week. >> >> >> >>"The situation in Korea has been frustrating. I'm not giving up. 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