Comments on: Agrofuels: not a cool response to global warming http://veganalternativeperth.com/posts/2008/agrofuels-not-cool/ Music, politics, fashion and food brought to you by vegans in Perth Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:09:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: danmoo http://veganalternativeperth.com/posts/2008/agrofuels-not-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-53 danmoo Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:30:13 +0000 http://veganalternative.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-53 The proportion of that 80% of US grain fed to livestock which isn't food grade could probably be used for agrofuels or in compost for veganic farming if there was a sudden decline in meat consumption although unfortunately I don't see the majority of people going vegan in the near future. Where is a mass-mind-control device when you need one? I'm not a farmer but I believe if the land were appraised and tilled for appropriate crops and farmed organically and sustainably instead of with a view only to making profits, eventually more food-grade crops could be produced (or crops better suited to another purpose?). Plus I forgot to mention a pretty awesome biofuel which is a mould that can be cultivated in factory outlets to filter/metabolise certain waste gases which would otherwise pollute the air. The report wasn't too specific about which gases or how cleanly the mould burnt but obviously it's not viable on a mass scale yet or we'd be hearing more about it. The proportion of that 80% of US grain fed to livestock which isn’t food grade could probably be used for agrofuels or in compost for veganic farming if there was a sudden decline in meat consumption although unfortunately I don’t see the majority of people going vegan in the near future. Where is a mass-mind-control device when you need one?

I’m not a farmer but I believe if the land were appraised and tilled for appropriate crops and farmed organically and sustainably instead of with a view only to making profits, eventually more food-grade crops could be produced (or crops better suited to another purpose?).

Plus I forgot to mention a pretty awesome biofuel which is a mould that can be cultivated in factory outlets to filter/metabolise certain waste gases which would otherwise pollute the air. The report wasn’t too specific about which gases or how cleanly the mould burnt but obviously it’s not viable on a mass scale yet or we’d be hearing more about it.

]]> By: charmedquark http://veganalternativeperth.com/posts/2008/agrofuels-not-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-52 charmedquark Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:27:16 +0000 http://veganalternative.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-52 well you know, 80% of grain in the US goes to feeding livestock. Now, a lot of meat eaters argue that quite a bit of this isnt food grade but if we were to reduce our consumption of meat then we could actually put this to use in the form of biofuel. It'd also mean if a large percentage of the population did go vegan, those farmers growing grains and whatnot would still have a demand for their produce. However I can see that in the current climate, biofuel just puts more of a strain on our resources. well you know, 80% of grain in the US goes to feeding livestock.
Now, a lot of meat eaters argue that quite a bit of this isnt food grade but if we were to reduce our consumption of meat then we could actually put this to use in the form of biofuel.

It’d also mean if a large percentage of the population did go vegan, those farmers growing grains and whatnot would still have a demand for their produce.

However I can see that in the current climate, biofuel just puts more of a strain on our resources.

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