THIS OL' WORLD IS GETTING BETTER!

       There was an article yesterday in the Des Moines Register which gives reason to be optimistic about energy usage. It has to do with the fact that the University of Iowa has been burning a a grass called Miscanthus and being grown in and around Iowa City, Iowa. 

      The University has been burning it in it's power plant to reduce its reliance on coal. The grass resembles sugar cane and burning one acre of the grass can offset four tons of coal. It can grow for over a decade without replanting. In addition to using other biomass fuels, the University hopes to cut its dependence on coal by 2025.

       So far, the venture--The Biomass Fuel Project-- has recruited about 15 growers and more than 800 acres of Miscanthus across eastern Iowa. I have always been optimistic about man's ability to change for the better.