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  Slash and other "waste" utilization

  Just my $.02.  Grain ethanol and CE are technologies of value but will only be (and perhaps should only be) a small wedge in the energy future.  There are headwinds against scaling up including land constraints, economics, real CO2 emissions, and EROI to name a few.  The concern I have with the discussion of slash is that in a sustainable forest, the soil requires constant input from detritus.  If every last bit of biomass is removed (depleted) for fuel then the ecosystem is deprived (exploited) and we're creating another destructive feedback loop at the forest's expense.  Sensible and sustainable use of ethanol and CE will require recognition of all constraints, economic and ecological.  On Cellulosic ethanol's bumpy ride posted 11 months ago 19 Responses

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  What Clean Coal?

  I think someone should sue the coal industry for ...something. (that's what lawyers are for, right?) The fact is, there is no such thing as clean coal.  It's an oxymoron.  After reading the billboards and watching TV people probably believe clean coal really exists.  I'll bet you a carbon offset credit a survey would verify it.  

  Other than photosynthesis, there is no viable, scalable sequestration technology on the horizon.

  Coal can be seen for what it really is in the former mountains and streams of Kentucky and West Virginia.    On Photos reveal dueling agendas on energy at the Democratic convention posted 1 year, 2 months ago 4 Responses

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  Rank Rankings

  Thanks to johnthetreehugger for pointing out a few of the many organizations working in the south for positive change on many fronts.

  To put the poverty figures in perspective I'd like to point out that the national average is 13.3%.   That means that #'s 11-15 (TN,SC,NC,MT,GA)are only slightly above the national average.  While there are extreme examples, MS @ 21% and MD at 7.8%, 1.3 out of every 10 people in the US lives in poverty.

  Does Maryland get a gold star for having "only" 428,000 people living in poverty?  That's almost half of the entire population of Montana.  California has 4.6 million in poverty, more than 10 times the number of those in West Virginia.

  Examine the construction of your house first before launching projectiles.

  http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/acs-08.pdfOn Where are the environmental messengers in the South? posted 1 year, 9 months ago 13 Responses