At 03:46 PM 8/5/2009, you wrote:
On Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:36:42 -0400 Ryan Hottle <[email protected]>
writes:
I am convinced that ...
> biomass pyrolization/gasification, and, in particular areas, wind
> are
> likely to be the best way for Ithaca and surrounding areas to go.
Where has any promoter of biomass pyrolization/gasification tackled the
all-important questions of where all the biomass is to come from, what
will be the life cycle energy costs of the biomass production, and what
alternative uses of the biomass are to be sacrificed?
Karl
.....not to mention the CO2 and other pollutants released when the
biomass/gasification happens. Biochar might rescue some percentage
of CO2 from the air, but lots still going into the air. Tom
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