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July 10, 2008
As I bleat in protest
An "only in Tennessee" story that has appeared on a number of news sites and blogs simultaneously sparks alternative-fuel hope and puts a damper on an innovative overgrowth control program.
[Doug] Mizell's spent the last decade perfecting a process to refine kudzu into commercially viable ethanol.
Cool, right? I mean, it's everywhere! I might have some on my property. I'm moving to Beverly Hills! (On second thought, make that Brainerd Hills.)
Butt--wait just a minute. I hate to sound like a nanny, but if we go cutting all the kudzu to make "kudzunol," what will the kudzu-eating goats (and their llama friends) munch on? The impacts don't stop there. What about the Goat Browsing Academy?
The academy is a joint endeavor of the city of Chattanooga, Cooperative Extension, Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee Extension.
We're talking about impeding higher learning, folks.
These are the horns of the dilemma. So let's think carefully before we jump into the kudzu. Anyway, wouldn't using kudzu to make fuel still contribute to global climate change?
Even if so, I propose we use English Ivy instead. That stuff gets my goat.
Humour , Nature , Policy | By joe lance | 8:06 PM