Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

2013-07-23 Thread Wayne Tyson
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013 Hello Wayne and David. Thank you for voicing your concerns and contributing to the discussion. It is important to look at the big picture and recognize the full impact

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

2013-07-22 Thread Wayne Tyson
. WT - Original Message - From: David L. McNeely mcnee...@cox.net To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013 Malcolm, I agree with you

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

2013-07-22 Thread Sharif Branham
Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013 I too am pretty concerned about the CRP reductions. However, based on some work my spouse has been doing, there is a lot of CRP (at least what we are seeing) that that would never be farmed

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

2013-07-22 Thread Wayne Tyson
. WT Not sent from my iPhone. - Original Message - From: Sharif Branham To: Wayne Tyson Cc: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 2:07 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

2013-07-21 Thread Wayne Tyson
: Friday, July 19, 2013 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013 Hello Wayne and David. Thank you for voicing your concerns and contributing to the discussion. It is important to look at the big picture

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

2013-07-21 Thread malcolm McCallum
] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013 I too am pretty concerned about the CRP reductions. However, based on some work my spouse has been doing, there is a lot of CRP (at least what we are seeing) that that would never be farmed

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

2013-07-20 Thread Silvia Secchi
interests in, say, switchgrass culture. WT - Original Message - From: John Raasch jaraa...@tds.net To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

2013-07-20 Thread malcolm McCallum
: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013 Hello Wayne and David. Thank you for voicing your concerns and contributing to the discussion. It is important to look at the big picture and recognize the full impact of human

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

2013-07-20 Thread Wayne Tyson
: Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013 Personally, biofuels are a path to energy independence. However, I do not agree with the mainstream that they are an answer to climate change issues. Biofuels use combustion

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

2013-07-20 Thread malcolm McCallum
malcolm.mccal...@herpconbio.org To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 6:53 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013 Personally, biofuels are a path to energy independence. However, I do

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

2013-07-19 Thread John Raasch
Hello Wayne and David. Thank you for voicing your concerns and contributing to the discussion. It is important to look at the big picture and recognize the full impact of human activity on the landscape. Regarding the switchgrass conference, there will be a session devoted to environmental

[ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

2013-06-20 Thread Wayne Tyson
Do I hear a Giant Sucking Sound? What is the evidence that switchgrass can produce more energy that it takes to get said energy to the point of doing work more efficiently than alternatives? What are the implications for the ecosystems that would be effectively destroyed by widespread planting

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

2013-06-20 Thread David L. McNeely
I did not see conservation listed as a discipline involved in Switchgrass II. There is a move afoot in Oklahoma and Kansas to convert Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands, which have been succeeding toward something resembling a prairie in those states after having been inappropriately