tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19508699.post5793879905801366539..comments2024-03-13T18:55:49.391+00:00Comments on Energy Balance: Biofuel puts Pressure on Water.Professor Chris Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060542089215379056noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19508699.post-61129180137737323112007-03-09T11:01:00.000+00:002007-03-09T11:01:00.000+00:00Thank you, Trinifar, for pointing this out! makes ...Thank you, Trinifar, for pointing this out! makes me think of "The Grapes of Wrath" by Steinbeck! It's not a good prognosis for biofuel production or for agriculture in general is is?<BR/><BR/>Chris.Professor Chris Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12060542089215379056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19508699.post-36469031625378102982007-03-08T23:45:00.000+00:002007-03-08T23:45:00.000+00:00This is an excellent post. Thanks! A minor note:...This is an excellent post. Thanks! A minor note:<BR/><BR/><I>...while the U.S. (and Europe) has plenty of water...</I><BR/><BR/>Not true, at least wrt the USA. We appear to have plenty water because we are pumping out the Olagalla acquifer, one of the largest in the world. It sits under our "breadbasket," the midwest farming region, and we are taking the water out much faster than its natural recharge rate (i.e. mining fossil water). Some regions (west Texas, Oklahoma panhandle) are actually reverting to less water intensive (and thus less high-yield) agriculture methods due to acquifer depletion.Trinifarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381983736307046035noreply@blogger.com