tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31793214.post7205945153293243012..comments2024-02-12T00:17:02.090-08:00Comments on landsker: Much maligned, but still here.landskerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468667004994686779noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31793214.post-77689933458525819722007-12-02T23:02:00.000-08:002007-12-02T23:02:00.000-08:00Dandelions will produce a tremendous amount of eth...Dandelions will produce a tremendous amount of ethanol per unit of measure, and require no fertilization, no spraying, no tending.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, in this country the lobbyist has all the power, and the corn lobby is a mighty one.<BR/><BR/>The uses for hemp are well documented, but the anti-reefer hysteria remains in place. Such a pity the hemp growers can't legally pay off legislators like cigarette or liquor merchants can.Jolly Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386411633471396349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31793214.post-4741558191298438512007-11-26T05:20:00.000-08:002007-11-26T05:20:00.000-08:00Hi Maddy and you are welcome. Dan `n Spado, It do...Hi Maddy and you are welcome.<BR/> Dan `n Spado,<BR/> It does seem like money and profit are what has been shaping the transport policies of the world, instead of common sense and enviromental concerns.<BR/> I think the idea of ethanol is a political cushion for corporate farmers, it certainly has little support in Europe, where for now, rapeseed and sunflowers are the plants of choice for fuel oil.<BR/> Hemp will return, of that I`m certain!landskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468667004994686779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31793214.post-13115756598449470712007-11-20T01:59:00.000-08:002007-11-20T01:59:00.000-08:00I just returned from a trip to the Southeast USA. ...I just returned from a trip to the Southeast USA. While down there, I saw many advertisements for Biodiesel, made from soybeans. Biodiesel was being sold at some gas stations. Then, in the midwest, where most of the corn is grown in this country, I saw many signs spouting the virtues of Ethanol, a corn based fuel. I am not familiar with the statistics, but corn and the products associated with corn byproducts, has gone up in price per bushel and therefore has raised the prices of many food items that contain corn ingredients.<BR/><BR/>The word is getting out, but big business is keeping their thumb down on any program where someone can make a dollar on any power source other than crude oil.<BR/><BR/>As far as the hemp, there has been groups and lobbies that want industrial hemp to become legal for fuel and numerous other products. The same old government mantra about pot surfaces and shuts down the idea of an alternative to crude. Just follow the money.<BR/><BR/>Peace to All.Spadomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781369901345409341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31793214.post-11021449929734887552007-11-19T12:01:00.000-08:002007-11-19T12:01:00.000-08:00Thank you.Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31793214.post-3698634688544120002007-11-19T02:45:00.000-08:002007-11-19T02:45:00.000-08:00I suspect that were Cannibas used entirely for the...I suspect that were Cannibas used entirely for the substances you mention, you'd be crushed to death by an escapism crowd.:)<BR/><BR/><B><I>"government decided to allow we brits to use up to 2,500 litres of vegoil per annum, without paying fuel tax."</I></B><BR/>That's why I don't take <I>"The sky is falling on petro resources!"</I> real seriously. As soon as the petro does run out, so the corporations can control the next source of energy, your car will suddenly run on your dirty bath water - at $12 a gallon.The Future Was Yesterdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515544130113138363noreply@blogger.com