tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279080498672268645.post4094200619167171945..comments2024-03-06T12:36:11.131+05:30Comments on The Kerala Articles: Biodiesel and ElephantsSasi Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468121166128649755noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279080498672268645.post-39655103246036812007-04-29T16:17:00.000+05:302007-04-29T16:17:00.000+05:30Biby, keep up the good work, giving people incenti...Biby, keep up the good work, giving people incentive to treat elephants ethically. Elephants in chains equals elephant slavery.Grand Canyon Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121727095457551323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279080498672268645.post-79367665058797851282007-04-25T01:25:00.000+05:302007-04-25T01:25:00.000+05:30You may be interested in EnergyBulletin.com's arti...You may be interested in EnergyBulletin.com's article, <A HREF="http://www.energybulletin.net/28610.html" REL="nofollow">Peak Soil: Why cellulosic ethanol, biofuels are unsustainable and a threat to America</A>. The writing is, obviously, America-centric, but the reasons apply globally. The most interesting part, I think, is under the heading <B>Soil Science 101 – There Is No "Waste" Biomass</B>. The opinion there is that removing biomass for the purpose of fuel production will eventually result in depletion of our topsoil. While you can grow crops in sand with enough artificial fertilizer, doing so is essentially the practice of turning fossil fuel into food. Since it is evident that fossil fuels are running low, it is also clear that we should be increasing the use of sustainable soil maintenance practices. These, unfortunately, do not currently include biomass fuel production.<BR/><BR/>You might also be interested in this article: <A HREF="http://biopact.com/2007/03/disappointing-yields-dampens.html" REL="nofollow">Disappointing yields dampen switchgrass enthusiasm</A> wherein we learn that large-scale trials with switch grass in Iowa (in the midwestern United States, one of the most productive agricultural states, and incidentally, the state where I was born) are yeilding only 3 tons per acre (7.4 tons per hectare), way below what would be necessary to make an ethanol plant competitive: 8 to 12 tons per acre (20 to 30 tons/ha). This doesn't necessarily mean that cellulosic ethanol is impractical, but it does reduce the overall possible output and makes it much more difficult to get large-scale production up and running due to economic difficulties.Codesuidaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277056777129094145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279080498672268645.post-16420591612666901242007-04-22T02:42:00.000+05:302007-04-22T02:42:00.000+05:30Me encantan los elefantes, pero me gusta mucho más...Me encantan los elefantes, pero me gusta mucho más tu preciosa página. Se que vosotros los indios sois grandes maestros en lógica e informática y tu blog es un buen ejemplo. Saludos cordiales desde Ibi-Alicante-España-EuropaBassetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058484947428079397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279080498672268645.post-81441291639097229372007-04-21T19:21:00.000+05:302007-04-21T19:21:00.000+05:30Thanks Biby,I'm new to this blogging thing. What a...Thanks Biby,<BR/><BR/>I'm new to this blogging thing. What a surprise to get a comment from Kerala, India. I've read about it as an amazing place that, despite a extremely low per capta income, has achieved a birthrate lower than in the US and 100% literacy. Amazing! <BR/><BR/>The great challenge was to find jobs at home. Now it seems like the Internet is offering economic opportunities for all those bright educated folks so that they no longer have to take jobs in distant lands. There's a lot of talk (usually negative) in the US about out-sourcing. But understanding just a little about the history and challenges of a place like Kerala makes me VERY happy for this development.<BR/><BR/>I think your blog is great. That's no shit about elephant dung. Fascinating! I'm gonna soon write about bio-diesel here in Brazil. You've hooked me up to a whole new angle.<BR/><BR/>(I will post this also to your comments page.) <BR/><BR/>One more thing: I'm not very skilled on the technical side, Can you tell me, or link me to something, that explains how to add the tags to the end of each post as you do? Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Best to ya and as they usually say at the end of a message here in Brazil -- <BR/><BR/>hugs<BR/><BR/>lou <A HREF="http://lougold.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">blog</A><A></A></A>Lou Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08225133924452033458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279080498672268645.post-43105920671761034972007-04-21T12:17:00.000+05:302007-04-21T12:17:00.000+05:30Thank you for your comments, agradesco your visit,...Thank you for your comments, agradesco your visit, I have seen your blog, me very good paerece<BR/>my English excuses<BR/><BR/>Gracias por tus comentarios , agradesco tus visita, he visto tu blog , me paerece muy bueno<BR/>disculpa mi ingles<BR/>Pronto visito tu pagina webamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005138243988158836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279080498672268645.post-44551072245093547822007-04-21T11:27:00.000+05:302007-04-21T11:27:00.000+05:30Bibi:You are welcome!Thanx for the compliment, you...Bibi:<BR/><BR/>You are welcome!<BR/>Thanx for the compliment, you have also a good and nice Blog :=)<BR/><BR/>best Resgards,<BR/>CristinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279080498672268645.post-40980858190531671182007-04-21T08:50:00.000+05:302007-04-21T08:50:00.000+05:30What a great post on biodiesel and elephants. Biod...What a great post on biodiesel and elephants. Biodiesel from elephants in India and vegetable oil in the North America, I really hope that biodiesel and other alternative energy sources realize their full potential within the next decade.<BR/><BR/>Keep up all the great posts.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>A.C. Dwyer - <A HREF="http://thenumismatist-coincollector.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Blog</A>A.C. Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14072228720161108577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279080498672268645.post-7005653024899755592007-04-21T08:44:00.000+05:302007-04-21T08:44:00.000+05:30Interesting idea, about the Elephants. I am skept...Interesting idea, about the Elephants. I am skeptical about all of those biofuel ideas because we still have to come up with the organic materials to convery to biofuel.<BR/><BR/>How will we do that? There is a limit to what we can grow due to (a) depletion of the nutrients in soil, and (b) shortage of rainfall and other water for irrigation.<BR/><BR/>The second of those two problems really worries me at the moment as I live in Australia, and our drought is getting worse,not better. Large areas of crop production land are about to be devasted by a shortage of water.Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899284023364084846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279080498672268645.post-43821604331697513392007-04-21T08:26:00.000+05:302007-04-21T08:26:00.000+05:30Such a brilliant post. yea, i heard something abou...Such a brilliant post. yea, i heard something about elephants are related to the indian cultures. but i've learnt more after reading this post. oh btw, thanks for dropping by. have a nice day! :)Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578123149339080750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279080498672268645.post-4264358197381367852007-04-21T01:19:00.000+05:302007-04-21T01:19:00.000+05:30That's an interesting important discovery and your...That's an interesting important discovery and your 2010 skit's funny, Sasi. I absolutely adore elephants and fear for their survival as a species. <BR/><BR/>Keep writing,<BR/><BR/>FranAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279080498672268645.post-80783530168261617522007-04-20T22:36:00.000+05:302007-04-20T22:36:00.000+05:30Thanks for visiting my blog and such nice kind wor...Thanks for visiting my blog and such nice kind words!<BR/><BR/>Peace.Scarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858754035748601787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279080498672268645.post-5150613756411400352007-04-20T21:55:00.000+05:302007-04-20T21:55:00.000+05:30I'm approaching idiocy when it comes to fuels - fo...I'm approaching idiocy when it comes to fuels - fossil and otherwise. I kind of think the 'fossil' prefix is a little misleading. :)<BR/><BR/>But the biodiesel movement just SOUNDS cool. We have one of them going on in Southern California. Apparently, they raid restaurants of their left-over cooking oils. How can you not love that kind of recycling?booda babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09424036488795599663noreply@blogger.com