Re: Biofuels, algae and vegetarianism

It's not a good idea to make decisions without thinking of the larger  
context and connections those decisions will impact.

90% ?!?  That's remarkable.

I'll be unhappy about comments like Chris' only if they are repeated  
over and over.

Jerry


On Dec 18, 2006, at 9:12 AM, John Reinhold wrote:

> 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:
>>
>> 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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