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Chair of house agriculture committee will not support climate change legislation because of biofuels

05/08/09

Chair of house agriculture committee will not support climate change legislation because of biofuels

Permalink 09:40:24 am, Categories: HILD concerns, News items  

Collin Peterson, Chair of the US House agriculture committee, has drawn a non-negotiable line in the sand.

Peterson cries foul on EPA ethanol proposal, vows not to support climate change bill

Many in the scientific community were hoping that the new congress would be interested in listening to scientific opinion, and in seriously tackling climate change. This sort of willful putting-your-hands-over-your ears might have been expected in the past, but is truly shocking now. Can we really afford to hold the climate hostage in defense of unsustainable Minnesota corn ethanol?

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The Wildfuels Alternative

This blog is devoted to the promotion, development, and understanding of Wildfuels and Low-Input, High-Diversity systems for biofuels. Frequently used acronyms: HILD - High-Input, Low-Diversity systems. These include corn (maize) as well as improved switchgrass, hybrid poplar, miscanthus, rapeseed, and many others. HILD systems require high energy and agrichemical inputs. LIHD - Low-Input, High-Diversity systems. This term was coined by the ecologist David Tilman and coauthors. These include natural and seminatural grasslands, restored prairie, spontaneous succession, and other grasslands. LIHD systems require few, if any, agrichemical inputs. This list is moderated by Michael W. Palmer, Vegetation Scientist, Department of Botany, Oklahoma State University. email: mike.palmer@okstate.edu

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