Bioenergy potential of reviving abandoned agricultural land


	Bioenergy potential of reviving abandoned agricultural land

kmcolo

6-26-2008 11:12 AM

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climate change, global warming, alternative energy, energy, carbon, carbon cycle

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6-26-2008 3:31 PM

Socratoad

This is a subject I have given some thought to for quite a span of time. Methinks jerusalem artichokes just might be a good candidate to grow on much of these marginal lands.

BTW, these are neither from Jerusalem nor are they artichokes.

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