[Fwd: [fom] WVU studies ex-mine sites as biofuel farms; Research in early stages to find if abandoned, reclaimed land can be used]
I don't hold out much hope for this. To me it seems to be just another desperate attempt to excuse the destruction of our state. I'd like to hear what JimK thinks. Regina
Depends on economic refinement to extract cellulosic ethanol - not yet available.
If switchgrass becomes feasible it could bring abandoned lands of many kinds - not just destroyed coal strip sites - into simultaneous reclamation and production.
Jim Sconyers jim_scon@yahoo.com 603.969.6712
Remember: Mother Nature bats last.
________________________________ From: Regina Hendrix regina1936@verizon.net To: ec@osenergy.org Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 8:46:59 AM Subject: [EC] [Fwd: [fom] WVU studies ex-mine sites as biofuel farms; Research in early stages to find if abandoned, reclaimed land can be used]
I don't hold out much hope for this. To me it seems to be just another desperate attempt to excuse the destruction of our state. I'd like to hear what JimK thinks. Regina
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Regina Hendrix