Re: Biofuels, algae and vegetarianism

Any chance we could keep this sort of thing off the biodiesel list, to avoid
an ideological war?

On 12/16/06, Samadhi <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Friends,
>
> Algae is likely going to establish itself as the main
> source of raw material (oil) for biofuel production.
> I mean you can grow the stuff over a toxic waste site
> and it will clean it as it grows.  You can then
> (believe it or not) eat the algae and get super
> healthy.  It is truly amazing stuff.
>
> I think it is important to remember that over 90% of
> the arable (farmable) land in the world is used for
> meat and dairy production.  The land is used mainly to
> grow cereal crops (GMO these days) to feed the animals
> and also to keep the animals on the land and let them
> graze.
>
> If you really want to make a difference when it comes
> to feeding starving people then eat vegetarian, vegan
> or raw.  It will make a huge impact.
>
> Thanks for listening,
>
> Chris Iverson
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