tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post9105022577098064183..comments2023-12-27T04:58:41.112-08:00Comments on BIOconversion Blog: Perspectives on Sustainability Standards for Biofuel ProductionC. Scott Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752517798894140353noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-56597231948841725062009-02-02T12:52:00.000-08:002009-02-02T12:52:00.000-08:00I know several SunGrant Initiative leaders - Terry...I know several SunGrant Initiative leaders - Terry Nipp, Kevin Kephart, Larry Walker, Jim Doolittle - to name a few. You are right about their value to the integrity of information coming out about bioenergy. <BR/><BR/>In fact, I moderated a communications panel at WIREC with Dr. Kevin Kephart (from South Dakota State U.) focusing on ways to engage stakeholder involvement in the communications C. Scott Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752517798894140353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-25889957881185193402009-02-02T11:53:00.000-08:002009-02-02T11:53:00.000-08:00I lived in California too before coming to "Energy...I lived in California too before coming to "Energy Valley" here in Knoxville TN--one of those incestuous southern Appalachian "hollers" where a bunch of related families have merged into a powerful clan--TVA, ORNL, DOE's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Lab, University of Tennessee Biofuel Program, and our local citizen movement, The East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition http://DutchTreathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366907913204974292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-9424340230253404832009-02-02T10:17:00.000-08:002009-02-02T10:17:00.000-08:00I live in California, which I call the "crucible o...I live in California, which I call the "crucible of renewable energy." It is the port of entry for most of the cars in the country. All the resource factors that impact sustainability - air quality, water availability, soil, natural resources, fertilizing options, etc. - are here in abundance. The schools are very actively researching every aspect of science and economics. The population and C. Scott Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752517798894140353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-7717382883838166222009-02-02T08:42:00.000-08:002009-02-02T08:42:00.000-08:00These are very good points. One of the main hurdle...These are very good points. One of the main hurdles facing renewable energy is the conviction that it requires a costly high efficiency distribution grid or pipeline/road delivery system. This level of investment is unlikely, except for strong emerging economies like India's that need to build new infrastructure anyway. It is particularly unlikely in the US given its large geographic scale, agingDutchTreathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366907913204974292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-71346399504032424652009-02-02T07:14:00.000-08:002009-02-02T07:14:00.000-08:00It's good to see that someone gets it. And has tak...It's good to see that someone gets it. And has taken the time to contemplate deeply into this movement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com