For the Science Nerds.......

[BigHornRam]

Or anyone else interested in the public land forest health discussion. Nameless Range asked how do we pay for the restoration work on public forest lands a while back. Here is some new technology that may end up being a game changer. Could this lead to positive progress?

http://www.warf.org/technologies/cl...ss-sugars-using-bromine-salt-p110209us02.cmsx

 

[BigHornRam]

Double post

 

[BigHornRam]

Less technical article about process and potential benefits.

https://energy.wisc.edu/news/new-biomass-sugar-process-could-be-game-changer

 

[JLS]

So then what do we do about the ridiculous government subsidies to manufacture ethanol from corn, despite it having a bigger carbon footprint than fossil fuels?

 

[BigHornRam]

So then what do we do about the ridiculous government subsidies to manufacture ethanol from corn, despite it having a bigger carbon footprint than fossil fuels?

Maybe we could pick a different state then Iowa to kick of the POTUS selection process.

 

[RockyDog]

The concept is very interesting BH! However, i do see problems with using Bromine.