Pete, That's good thinking.
Oops! It isn't. It suggests that Man's ingenuity can get in the way of absolute doom. We can't have that! Harry ---------------------------------------------------------------- pete wrote: >On Mon, 31 Dec, Harry Pollard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Just the Malthusians steadfastly count up the water, and oil, and grain, > >and weep over our inevitable doom. > > > >But, we had better hurry. Even as we speak trees are falling and cow > >patties are being used for fuel instead of fertilizer. > > > >Somewhat of an aside, but there is now a way for cow patties to be >used for both fuel and fertilizer, and it is a system which is simple >enough to use in very primitive third world conditions, while greatly >improving quality of life, but it is also intelligent and efficient enough >it is beginning to be employed equally in modern dairies in developed >countries: the cow dung is collected, and placed in large fermentation >vats (these can be set in the ground and gravity fed from sluices). >The vats are kept sealed to develop pressure. The gas generated from >fermentation is then piped off and used to fuel cooking, heating, >and/or electrical generation. The spent dung is removed, and is then >a higher quality fertilizer than if fresh. The savings realized from >a large commercial operation can be quite significant. > > -Pete Vincent ****************************** Harry Pollard Henry George School of LA Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 Tel: (818) 352-4141 Fax: (818) 353-2242 *******************************
