"Critics have long argued that traditional ethanol production consumes nearly as much fossil fuel energy as it saves..."
and using manure to produce methane is just re-organising the deckchairs; how is it collected/ transported? and what replaces it as fertiliser? (a point that is often ignored in bio fuel discussions is that artificial nitrate fertiliser production uses fossil fuel - until the advent of the oil industry the only significant sources of nitrate were manure and 'green manure'. In victorian England arable agricultural production was limited by the amount of manure available, and as a result the pasture to arable ratio was very much higher than it is today. Any return to 'sustainable' or 'organic' agricultural production would have the same problems that victorian farmers had!). ............ > http://notmilk.com/forum/859.html Ignoring the blatant bias of this site, if the US dairy industry really is feeding animal products to its cows you should watch out for your own bovine encephalitis epidemic. Andrew Davies MBCS CITP - AndyD 8-)# ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. Please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any queries. ********************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
