[extropy-chat] Trees and EVs

[Mike Lorrey]

--- "Extropian Agroforestry Ventures Inc." <megao at sasktel.net> wrote:

> Urilizing a robotic tree pruning system that runs on a combination of
> electric/methanol fuel cells  and extracting valuable bioactives from
> the tree biomass would make even an energy in = energy out marginal 
> biomass productivity system economically viable.

It is a myth that biomass energy will in any way impact CO2 levels. By
definition, when you put carbon into plant matter that you turn around
and burn, there is no net change in atmospheric CO2 levels. If you put
any energy into growing that plant matter other than solar, such as
into fertilizers, machinery, etc, you increase CO2 levels.

Operating on organic biomass alone is not efficient enough, at 2-3%
efficiency, to effectively exploit land put to biomass production.

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Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
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