Comments Below:
--- Steve Spence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Yes, that is the party line. It's not true, or
> rather doesn't have to be
> true, but anything can be done badly. The US Farm
> industry has swallowed the
> line that huge amounts of pesticides, chemical
> fertilizers, and irrigation
> must be used to make plastic crops.
{ken} an interesting point is that loss of crops to
insects and plants disease with the use of pesticides,
fungacides etc. is about 10%, about the same loss that
occurred in the 30's before widespead use of "modern"
farming techniques.
> Many farmers have bucked the system, and gone back
> to farming methods from
> 100 years ago and have found that their yields have
> improved, the quality
> of the product has improved, and their expenses have
> dropped. Let nature
> work with you instead of fighting it.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Riznyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 10:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Changing Government Agendas
> -was: Kerry
> preferredaround World - Poll
>
>
> > The reason the government is promoting ethanol
> > production is because of the farm lobby. In
> general
> > the production of ethanol is an energy loss. The
> > fossil fuels used to plow, fertilize, ferment and
> > distill ethanol require the input of more energy
> than
> > is obtained from the ethanol produced.
> > Ken
> > --- MH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > <SNIP>
> > > > I would love to be able
> > > > to present a "results focused" paper for
> > > consideration. That is where
> > > > the real power in change lies--not in who is
> > > elected and dancing to
> > > > perceived public opinion.
> > > >
> > > > Peggy
> > >
> > >
> > > > > Kerry Pledges to Help Struggling Rural
> > > Communities
> > > > > Achieve Economic Sustainability
> > > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?ReleaseID=34769
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I find it interesting that a number of states
> such
> > > as Minnesota,
> > > Iowa, Wisconsin, North & South Dakota,
> California,
> > > Nebraska to
> > > name few around the USA have introduced
> alternative
> > > biofuel
> > > such as ethanol into not only the government
> > > transportation mix
> > > but also to the public which may have had
> something
> > > to do with
> > > public opinion or was there some other reasons
> for
> > > it.
> > >
> > > A previous Subject: Re: [biofuel] 81% of US
> support
> > > Climate Stewardship Act
> > > Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004
> > >
> http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0628-11.htm
> > >
> > > indicates to me which candidate for POTUS would
> > > likely take more interest
> > > in biofuels - the Bush Cheney oil
> administration
> > > -or- Kerry Edwards.
> > >
> > > "Public support is also strong for using tax
> > > incentives to encourage
> > > utility companies to use cleaner energy
> > > technologies and car-buyers
> > > to purchase more energy-efficient cars,
> according
> > > to the survey,
> > > which was conducted by the University of
> > > Maryland's Program on
> > > International Policy Attitudes (PIPA).
> > >
> > > Moreover, slightly more than half of
> respondents
> > > (52 percent) said
> > > a candidate's support for the cutting
> emissions
> > > would incline them
> > > more to vote for them in November, while only
> 14
> > > percent said that
> > > such support would make them less inclined to
> > > vote for him.
> > > Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry
> has
> > > endorsed the bill,
> > > officially known as the Climate Stewardship
> Act
> > > (CSA), while
> > > President George W. Bush opposes it.
> > >
> > > Nearly two-thirds of respondents (64 percent)
> > > said they would want
> > > their member of Congress to support the Kyoto
> > > Protocol, which is
> > > also supported by Kerry but opposed by Bush."
> > >
> > > This News Archive
> http://www.bbibiofuels.com/news/
> > > might be of interest but probably not for the
> small
> > > producer.
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Biofuel mailing list
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel
> > >
> > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever:
> > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html
> > >
> > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net
> (searchable):
> > > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________
> > Do you Yahoo!?
> > Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today!
> > http://vote.yahoo.com
> > _______________________________________________
> > Biofuel mailing list
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel
> >
> > Biofuel at Journey to Forever:
> > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html
> >
> > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable):
> > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
> Biofuel mailing list
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel
>
> Biofuel at Journey to Forever:
> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html
>
> Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable):
> http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
>
_______________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today!
http://vote.yahoo.com
_______________________________________________
Biofuel mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel
Biofuel at Journey to Forever:
http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html
Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable):
http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
