I know Jon has posted this in the past. It really does tell the story: "How Can We Outlive Our Way of Life?" -- Technical paper by Tad Patzek of UC Berkeley with special emphasis on the inadequacy of biofuels as replacements for petroleum and the relative superiority of photovoltaics, prepared for the OECD:
http://petroleum.berkeley.edu/papers/Biofuels/OECDSept102007TWPatzek.pdf Bethany Thomas Shelley wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
