Well said - I was just logging in to say exactly the same thing as you were posting that. In fact, you could argue that these people living on "marginal lands" have far more to offer us, in terms of learning how to live within our available resources, than we could possibly gain by shoving them aside to grow aviation fuel.

I think you've hit this nail on the head. Our biofuel hunting adventure is just another exercise in finding who and what to exploit next. There is little thought given to our own fuel junkie lifestyle and it's moral issues. As long as we can keep the habit going anything is fair game.

Hear, hear!

Balloons, I say! That should be our Hydrogen Transport solution..

I don't mind the idea of a bit of 'grow your own', or some harvesting of long rows along the highways and rail-lines.. but it's just inevitable that this gets seen as a new 'Play' for some industry to make a 'perfectly legal' stab at.. and grow fast and loose over those who can't say no.

well said.back to your comment about cow tongue and eggs a couple of articles back.believe it or not i had never heard that one.you do know that there are only TWO places in the world where you can get geniune ham ,right?

Alright.. I'm reverting to city-boy, here. Would that be left and right cheeks?