Re: Latvia refuses to go green: new power station to return the country to dark ages of coal

From: Steve Spence (spence_at_green-trust.org)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:01:30 GMT

No, they aren't necessarily the same areas, but some crops are dual use,
food and fuel from the same bushel. Fuel from garbage and algae is very
promising as well.

Steve Spence
Dir., Green Trust
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jannenieminen_320@hotmail.com wrote:
> " I would like to see some
> figures on the land area needed to replace the oil we now burn, as
> compared
> to what is now devoted to crops. "
>
> Are they necessarily the same areas ?
>

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