Beki, A Google search for "coppiced willow" or "willow coppice" will have hundreds of strikes.
See also... Willow in general - inclusive of energy table for hardwoods http://www.esf.edu/willow/news2/n2home.htm The Salix Consortium - New York http://www.esf.edu/willow/news1/n1home.htm Salix - United Kingdom http://www.salix.org.uk Energy Crops http://www.dti.gov.uk/renewable/crops.html Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: beki317 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:37 PM Subject: [biofuel] New member > Hey guys. Just as some background, I'm a 16 year old girl from New > York. I am on my school's Envirothon team (you can kinda guess what > that's about...) and this year our "problem" is that hypothetically, > the government of town or city wants to replace large fields of corn > with growing switch grass and willow shrubs to produce biofuel. I was > hoping you guys could help me with some pros and cons, especially > pros, of doing this, like how would it really effect our environment? > And what kind of mandates or tax breaks or what not would there be? I > have found many great sites on using switch grass as biofuel, but > absolutely none on willow shrubs. So help if you can! Please! > Thanks :-) > ~Beki > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/orkH0C/n97DAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/