It looks like the City of Raleigh is trying their hand at growing some energy crops with waste water. Piedmont is standing by to help them crush the seed and turn the oil into fuel.
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We are part of a group forming a biofuel coop in Northern Ontario. The local municipal government is a participant. Any idea of how they are managing the process and who the contacts are (so I can link the local government reps)?
Thank you!
A thought: how about encouraging the growth of fermentable apples, pears, etc. in addition to oil bearing nut trees in yards all over the county? At harvest time the produce could be gathered at local schools. These crops mentioned have a long shelf life and would give the summer seed crop farmers a winter occupation producing fuel, or pro-fuel. Almost everybody in Chatham county has trees in their yards anyway, and those too ill or handicapped to harvest could get volunteers to do so . . . think of all the land given over to road medians, such as Hwy 64 from Pittsboro to Siler City . . . truckloads of apples! . . . Barrels of cider to be distilled into fuel ethanol.