Tripling U.S. use of biomass for energy could provide as much as $20 billion in new income for farmers and rural communities and reduce global warming emissions by the same amount as taking 70 million cars off the road.
Many farmers already produce biomass energy by growing corn to make ethanol. But biomass energy comes in many forms. Virtually all plants and organic wastes can be used to produce heat, power, or fuel.
Friday, July 29, 2005
Growing Energy on the Farm: Biomass and Agriculture
Includes a nice list of links to resources for biomass and energy farming.Growing Energy on the Farm: Biomass and Agriculture:
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