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Old 04-20-2010, 09:27 PM   #16
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A plant is mostly made out of what comes from the air, not what comes from the ground, so if you burn the plant residue it will go into the air and eventually will be used to make new plants.

And making the plant does take a lot of energy, which comes from the sun.
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Old 04-20-2010, 11:32 PM   #17
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Umm, I need to check your work there HLJ.
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Old 04-21-2010, 07:32 AM   #18
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Old 04-21-2010, 04:38 PM   #19
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sugarcane itself degrades the soil more than just about any other crop you'll find. Farmers grow soybeans as a fallow crop once a year just to plow into the soil so it has at least some nutrient (nitrogen in particular). The whole suggestion of growing enough cane to create energy makes no sense. Sure, use what's left over from normal production, but don't destroy more land than is necessary.
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Old 04-21-2010, 08:44 PM   #20
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But we need more sugar. Mmmm sugar.
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Old 04-21-2010, 09:47 PM   #21
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1 pound of meat requires the energy from 16 pounds of grain.

I got your point but this is hyperbole

efficient meat animals only require 7.5 lbs of grain for a 1lb gain.
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Old 04-21-2010, 10:59 PM   #22
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But I'd rather eat the meat than the grain.
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Old 04-21-2010, 11:01 PM   #23
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And without the meat, where are the organic people going to get the poop to put on their vegetables?
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Old 04-21-2010, 11:20 PM   #24
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But I'd rather eat the meat than the grain.
How about the meat eats grass and no one eats the grain?
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Old 04-21-2010, 11:27 PM   #25
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I'd rather eat meat than grass.
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Old 04-21-2010, 11:31 PM   #26
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Burn the grass and eat the meat?
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Old 04-22-2010, 12:28 AM   #27
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