Comments on: Get Your Green On – A Roadtrip http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/ A blog for natural families with green values Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:06:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jake http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-144664 Jake Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:30:50 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/#comment-144664 Hello, I think it's really cool that you're thinking about how to live more "green", however: If the soybeans you used for your bio diesel came from a farm that uses NPK, plowing and tilling or pesticides, then it's harmful to the environment. Tilling is harmful because soil is a "carbon sink", and tilling the soil disturbs the soil, releasing the carbon. NPK, pesticides and herbicides are all harmful because they are petroleum products, and NPK is really terrible for the environment because it creates run off which causes algal blooms and a whole heap of problems. As a matter of fact, clearing land to facilitate demand for ethanol creates a "carbon deficit". http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=biofuels-bad-for-people-and-climate This article explains why. Growing in a manner which is not sustainable (as is the norm in America) then compounds the problem. With the world's population nearing 7 billion people, we don't have enough land to support the inefficient conversion process for bio diesel, anyway. Then, on top of all of that, carrying around a great big honking tanks of bio diesel would, I imagine, decrease your mileage substantially. I think that the idea of a green road trip is as oxymoronical as green tourism. I hope you aren't offended by my critique. I really really appreciate the fact that there are blogs like this out there, it gives me a small measure of hope for humanity's future... Sorry if this post states facts which you already know or have been posted elsewhere on this website. I haven't really looked through the whole thing, this just caught my eye. Thanks, Jake Hello,
I think it’s really cool that you’re thinking about how to live more “green”, however:
If the soybeans you used for your bio diesel came from a farm that uses NPK, plowing and tilling or pesticides, then it’s harmful to the environment. Tilling is harmful because soil is a “carbon sink”, and tilling the soil disturbs the soil, releasing the carbon.
NPK, pesticides and herbicides are all harmful because they are petroleum products, and NPK is really terrible for the environment because it creates run off which causes algal blooms and a whole heap of problems.
As a matter of fact, clearing land to facilitate demand for ethanol creates a “carbon deficit”. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=biofuels-bad-for-people-and-climate
This article explains why. Growing in a manner which is not sustainable (as is the norm in America) then compounds the problem.
With the world’s population nearing 7 billion people, we don’t have enough land to support the inefficient conversion process for bio diesel, anyway.
Then, on top of all of that, carrying around a great big honking tanks of bio diesel would, I imagine, decrease your mileage substantially.
I think that the idea of a green road trip is as oxymoronical as green tourism.
I hope you aren’t offended by my critique. I really really appreciate the fact that there are blogs like this out there, it gives me a small measure of hope for humanity’s future…
Sorry if this post states facts which you already know or have been posted elsewhere on this website. I haven’t really looked through the whole thing, this just caught my eye.
Thanks,
Jake

]]> By: Felicia http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-8769 Felicia Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:10:15 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/#comment-8769 What a fabulous green roadtrip :) What a fabulous green roadtrip :)

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-8760 Tiffany Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:03:02 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/#comment-8760 Patty, Your friend has a GREAT site. Her message definately hits home with me. I will put her book on my Amazon wishlist. Patty,

Your friend has a GREAT site. Her message definately hits home with me. I will put her book on my Amazon wishlist.

]]> By: Patty http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-8714 Patty Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:34:53 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/#comment-8714 Hello Tiffany. I just happened on your blog and it is great! I read your profile and I hope you're doing well. The comments are from such a while back. I strongly urge you to check out a friend of mine's Web site and blog ... she's an amazing two-time cancer survivor named Meg Wolff who went through all of the traditional medical treatments and then changed her diet. She's vibrant and heathy nine years later and I think her info might really be of interest to you. It's www.megwolff.com. Best wishes for your good health! Patty Hello Tiffany. I just happened on your blog and it is great! I read your profile and I hope you’re doing well. The comments are from such a while back. I strongly urge you to check out a friend of mine’s Web site and blog … she’s an amazing two-time cancer survivor named Meg Wolff who went through all of the traditional medical treatments and then changed her diet. She’s vibrant and heathy nine years later and I think her info might really be of interest to you. It’s http://www.megwolff.com. Best wishes for your good health! Patty

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-8661 Anonymous Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:56:07 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/#comment-8661 <strong>Get Your Green on! A Biodiesel Road Trip...</strong> An interview with Sping Courtright of BabyLegs about the Get Your Green On road trip across country.... Get Your Green on! A Biodiesel Road Trip…

An interview with Sping Courtright of BabyLegs about the Get Your Green On road trip across country….

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-8639 Tiffany Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:29:29 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/#comment-8639 Welcome Jewel. I will check out that forum. ;) Welcome Jewel. I will check out that forum. ;)

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]]> By: Jewel Goodwin http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-8637 Jewel Goodwin Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:15:10 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/07/05/biodiesel-road-trip/#comment-8637 Hi there – I just came across your site on technorati. I was looking for other moms who are interested in the environment, and here you are! I love BabyLegs too. They are one of those products that makes me think, ‘Why didn’t anyone come up with this sooner?’ Such a simple, genius idea.

I thought you might want to joins us this green community. I am finding lots of great, green-minded people here.

http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/community/

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