Comments on: Three Great Articles by Other People #2. Adam Fenderson on Biodiesel. http://transitionculture.org/2006/09/26/three-great-articles-by-other-people-2-adam-fenderson-on-biodiesel/ An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:35:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Forskitt http://transitionculture.org/2006/09/26/three-great-articles-by-other-people-2-adam-fenderson-on-biodiesel/comment-page-1/#comment-52596 Mark Forskitt Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:22:57 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=471#comment-52596 <p><i>according to Earth Policy Institute President Lester Brown’s calculations, the amount of grain needed to fill a single 4WD 100-litre petrol tank with biofuel could feed a person for an entire year</i></p> <p>Does that allow for the (oil) fuel in the fertilizers and farm machinery to grow the grain? If not it is hardly a comparison. Biofuel has a place keeping farm machinery, and ambulances going- but it is no panacea, and has no place in cars.</p> <p>The comments on soil depletion from pine and eucalyptus are spot on. Even in the UK I have heard government sustainability advisors praising short rotation willow bio-mass. But its the same porblem - 20 years down the line the soil is truly depleted. Proper traditional coppicing is the best option, lasting centuries By the way sweet chestnut coppices much better than walnut. :-%</p> according to Earth Policy Institute President Lester Brown’s calculations, the amount of grain needed to fill a single 4WD 100-litre petrol tank with biofuel could feed a person for an entire year

Does that allow for the (oil) fuel in the fertilizers and farm machinery to grow the grain? If not it is hardly a comparison. Biofuel has a place keeping farm machinery, and ambulances going- but it is no panacea, and has no place in cars.

The comments on soil depletion from pine and eucalyptus are spot on. Even in the UK I have heard government sustainability advisors praising short rotation willow bio-mass. But its the same porblem – 20 years down the line the soil is truly depleted. Proper traditional coppicing is the best option, lasting centuries By the way sweet chestnut coppices much better than walnut. :-%

]]> By: CandyShopGirl http://transitionculture.org/2006/09/26/three-great-articles-by-other-people-2-adam-fenderson-on-biodiesel/comment-page-1/#comment-52589 CandyShopGirl Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:07:41 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=471#comment-52589 <p>Yo!</p> <p>What do you think about Apple Iogo? >:)</p> Yo!

What do you think about Apple Iogo? >:)

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