BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Grass biofuels ‘cut CO2 by 94%’
Jan 08, 2008 in Commentary
This article from the BBC documents a possible new source of biofuel. I was definitely against the use of corn based ethanol because corn is such a staple in the diets of so many third-world countries and would thus adversely affect their food supply. However, switchgrass? That’s not so bad. After all, who eats switchgrass?
However, you still run into the same problems of using fertile land to grow fuel instead of food in third world countries. As I was reading the article I had a bizarre picture pop up into my head of a time in the future when there will be no more natural land. Instead, every square acre will be tuned for the support of mankind. One acre for food production, another for fuel production, another for housing, another for “environmental support” (trees to eat CO2 and produce oygen, etc. etc.). Anyway, thought that was somewhat interesting.
