wednesday’s mixed bag of green news
by rd @ 8:22 am 2 comments »
- A side effect of biofuels. Fertilizer is choking the sea. Gulf Dead Zone to be Biggest Ever - bbc
- A look at a new dining trend. Taste and smell trump sight. Dining in the Dark (video) - cosmic daily
- Paris Aims to Curb Traffic and Pollution With Bikes - msnbc
- Detroit! Wake up! Are you there? Chrysler to Drop New Sedan, Cites Fuel Curb - reuters
- The EPA works for the White House which, works for special interest groups with checkbooks. Challenge to Farm Emissions Rejected - ap/yahoo!
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re dead zones
Theoretically, the cause is industrial agriculture. Not ethanol. And here this erosion and destruction were occurring before the ethanol push.
Of course, we now know that organic farming produces more food and of course does less damage than the Green Revolution. Everyone prefers to point the finger hypothetically at ethanol production rather than the system of farming where the blame lies.
By harvesting for fuel the massive amounts of algae produced by this waste , we can heal the dead zones and clean up the gulf. Then demand a switch to polycultural farming.
RD, did you get my request to review our book?
permaculture.com
Re the Dead Zone, I was referring to the increased farming of corn for biofuels and the accompanying increased use of fertilizer. More a quip than a scientific analysis. Check your email about the book.