[GreenYes] Fla Instead of throwing tree limbs into landfills

[LWheeler45@no.address]

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Instead of throwing tree limbs and other  vegetation into 
landfills following hurricanes, Floridians may be able to turn  the debris into 
ethanol, state Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson said  Thursday. 
Broson's agency brought up the issue at the state's first Farm to Fuel  
Summit, a two day event that ends Friday. Agriculture leaders and researchers  are 
discussing how the industry can help with the development of alternative  
fuels. 
State leaders will take ideas from the conference and work with researchers  
from the University of Florida and elsewhere to build a plant designed to turn 
 biomass into fuel, Bronson said. 
"We are convinced we are the largest biomass producing state in the  country. 
Because of our weather conditions, our rain, we can double and triple  our 
crop in a year," he said. 
Hurricane debris could also be processed for use in cellulosic biomass  
ethanol production, he said. 
Gale Buchanan, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's undersecretary for  
research, education and economics, told those who attended the conference that  he 
believes biofuels will impact agriculture more than any other development in  
the last 150 years. 
 
Enjoy : ) Leonard





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