Dear Friends--I thought this might be of interest to those interested in alternative biofuels--meaning not made from corn or other food crops. Please see the links below. Have a wonderful weekend! Tom
P.S.: Does switchgrass grow in our area? Is anyone locally (Cayuga Basin) trying to grow switchgrass? Any Cornell folks on the list that might know of local options? "Switchgrass produced 540% more renewable than nonrenewable energy consumed." From a study published on Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Forwarded from CHEMICAL INFORMATION SOURCES DISCUSSION LIST Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:06:11 -0600 From: Gerry Mckiernan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [CHMINF-L] 'SwitchGrass' is the Word of Day To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: list Colleagues: 'SwitchGrass' is the Word of Day in The Media and BloggerSphere this Friday Switchgrass ethanol: better than corn? http://arstechnica.com/journals/science.ars/2008/01/07/switchgrass-ethanol-better-than-corn Switchgrass-to-ethanol comes out clean in study http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9845030-54.html A study published on Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) found that switchgrass contains five times more energy than it takes to grow it, which makes it significantly more cost-effective than corn. Switchgrass Yields Five Times More Energy Than is Used to Grow it http://news.speeple.com/treehugger.com/2008/01/09/switchgrass-yields-five-times-more-energy-than-is-used-to-grow-it.htm Tom Shelley 118 E. Court St. Ithaca, NY 14850 607 342-0864 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.myspace.com/99319958 P I thank you for printing this e-mail only if it is necessary "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." The World Commission on Environment and Development, Gro Harlem Brundtland Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, 1987 MY NOTE: Sustainable development does not mean "sustainable growth" as growth per se is not sustainable. And the term "sustainable" has to mean "for a very long time" (A. Bartlett). "The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives." Sioux proverb _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
