Comments for The Bayfield Green http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:21:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on September Beach by tema http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2007/09/09/september-beach/#comment-33 tema Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:26:00 +0000 http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2007/09/09/september-beach/#comment-33 This is what I miss ... that space and raw beauty. This is what I miss … that space and raw beauty.

]]> Comment on Ethanol euphoria and the Price of Food by ssandstrom http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2007/03/25/ethanol-euphoria-and-the-price-of-food/#comment-20 ssandstrom Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:28:00 +0000 http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2007/03/25/ethanol-euphoria-and-the-price-of-food/#comment-20 One problem I have with Lester Brown's argument is his linear approach to the problem. He extrapolates his dire numbers based on the erroneous assumption that ethanol manufacturers will continue to use grain as their primary ingredient in ethanol production as the price for grain continues to rise. We seem to forget the the primary motivation for producing ethanol is to make money. Even considering the subsidies that are available for investing in ethanol production there is stil a price point at which producing ethanol at a profit will be affected by the escalating price of corn. As the infrastructure grows for the distribution of alcohol fuels and more vehicles are designed to use this fuel the incentive for finding cheaper alternatives will steer the industry towards other alternative materilas such as wood chips or switchgrass. <br/><br/>He also seems to ignore the fact that a major percentage of corn grown in the U.S. is used to produce high-fructose corn syrup used in the production of soft drinks, refined foods and candies. If we are going to get into a discussion about what segment of the grain market should be curtailed in order to make sure food is available for starving people my vote would be to eliminate soft drinks and processed junk foods and use that corn are for ethanol production! One problem I have with Lester Brown’s argument is his linear approach to the problem. He extrapolates his dire numbers based on the erroneous assumption that ethanol manufacturers will continue to use grain as their primary ingredient in ethanol production as the price for grain continues to rise. We seem to forget the the primary motivation for producing ethanol is to make money. Even considering the subsidies that are available for investing in ethanol production there is stil a price point at which producing ethanol at a profit will be affected by the escalating price of corn. As the infrastructure grows for the distribution of alcohol fuels and more vehicles are designed to use this fuel the incentive for finding cheaper alternatives will steer the industry towards other alternative materilas such as wood chips or switchgrass.

He also seems to ignore the fact that a major percentage of corn grown in the U.S. is used to produce high-fructose corn syrup used in the production of soft drinks, refined foods and candies. If we are going to get into a discussion about what segment of the grain market should be curtailed in order to make sure food is available for starving people my vote would be to eliminate soft drinks and processed junk foods and use that corn are for ethanol production!

]]> Comment on This is AMAZING. Check it out! by Hodag http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/this-is-amazing-check-it-out/#comment-19 Hodag Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:23:00 +0000 http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/this-is-amazing-check-it-out/#comment-19 I think the art is very interesting and the concept is cool to relate numbers to art. I have seen images done for real using cans or stamps or other items. This is really computer generated stuff but nice. I question the accuracy of the statistics though. We have just over 2 million people in prison today so I fail to see how we could have 2.3 million incarcerated in 2005 alone. Everyone in prison in the US today was sent there in 2005...I doubt it. This just makes me question the accuracy of the other stats as well. I think the art is very interesting and the concept is cool to relate numbers to art. I have seen images done for real using cans or stamps or other items. This is really computer generated stuff but nice. I question the accuracy of the statistics though. We have just over 2 million people in prison today so I fail to see how we could have 2.3 million incarcerated in 2005 alone. Everyone in prison in the US today was sent there in 2005…I doubt it. This just makes me question the accuracy of the other stats as well.

]]> Comment on Anyone volunteer to look into ICLEI? by pinehurstpair http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2007/03/03/anyone-volunteer-to-look-into-iclei/#comment-18 pinehurstpair Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:35:00 +0000 http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2007/03/03/anyone-volunteer-to-look-into-iclei/#comment-18 Rocky Anderson, speaker at 2006 Pie & Politics is very involved with ICLEI -- and I know that a number of the folks on the AFS had reserched the website. This does seem like something that could / should be brought into the Green Teams. And perhaps the muncipalities in the region could join on a collective basis. A great resource. Folks should take the time to check out the website at http://www.iclei.org/. Rocky Anderson, speaker at 2006 Pie & Politics is very involved with ICLEI — and I know that a number of the folks on the AFS had reserched the website. This does seem like something that could / should be brought into the Green Teams. And perhaps the muncipalities in the region could join on a collective basis. A great resource. Folks should take the time to check out the website at http://www.iclei.org/.

]]> Comment on Reduce lighting costs by 66%??! by Hodag http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/reduce-lighting-costs-by-66/#comment-17 Hodag Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:42:00 +0000 http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/reduce-lighting-costs-by-66/#comment-17 It may be safer to use these bulbs, even though they contain mercury. Read the <a HREF="http://www.nema.org/lamprecycle/epafactsheet-cfl.pdf" REL="nofollow">CFL Fact Sheet</a> here by the US epa. It may be safer to use these bulbs, even though they contain mercury. Read the CFL Fact Sheet here by the US epa.

]]> Comment on Citizens’ Climate Policy: A Statement of Principles by LITTLEBIGBAY http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2006/12/09/citizens-climate-policy-a-statement-of-principles/#comment-13 LITTLEBIGBAY Sat, 09 Dec 2006 15:57:00 +0000 http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2006/12/09/citizens-climate-policy-a-statement-of-principles/#comment-13 This was supplied to the blog by Jo and Mike This was supplied to the blog by Jo and Mike

]]> Comment on Ink cartridge (cheaper) purchase and recycle by Ros http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2006/11/19/ink-cartridge-cheaper-purchase-and-recycle/#comment-12 Ros Sat, 09 Dec 2006 15:18:00 +0000 http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2006/11/19/ink-cartridge-cheaper-purchase-and-recycle/#comment-12 Since this posting, this business was profiled on TV--positiviely. Also, I emailed asking them if I should use their inks when printing art quality prints on an Epson printer. In this case, they suggested sticking with the mfg. ink. I also asked if I could send them my empty cartridges and the answer was yes. Since this posting, this business was profiled on TV–positiviely. Also, I emailed asking them if I should use their inks when printing art quality prints on an Epson printer. In this case, they suggested sticking with the mfg. ink. I also asked if I could send them my empty cartridges and the answer was yes.

]]> Comment on Climate Change and the Apostle Islands by Bob http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2006/11/21/climate-change-and-the-apostle-islands/#comment-9 Bob Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:01:00 +0000 http://bayfieldgreen.wordpress.com/2006/11/21/climate-change-and-the-apostle-islands/#comment-9 Bob K was having some trouble adding a comment, so here it is, via Ros. And it ig grim.<br /><br />http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15828892/<br /><br /> We are finally seeing species going extinct,” said University of Texas<br />biologist Camille Parmesan, author of the study. “Now we’ve got the<br />evidence. It’s here. It’s real. This is not just biologists’ intuition.<br />It’s what’s happening.”<br /><br />Her review of 866 scientific studies is summed up in the journal Annual<br />Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.<br /><br />Carmen Chapin, Liaison, Great Lakes Exotic Plant Management Team<br /><br />National Park Service<br />Great Lakes Network Office, Ashland, WI 54806<br />715-682-0631 x 30<br />Carmen_Chapin@nps.gov Bob K was having some trouble adding a comment, so here it is, via Ros. And it ig grim.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15828892/

We are finally seeing species going extinct,” said University of Texas
biologist Camille Parmesan, author of the study. “Now we’ve got the
evidence. It’s here. It’s real. This is not just biologists’ intuition.
It’s what’s happening.”

Her review of 866 scientific studies is summed up in the journal Annual
Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.

Carmen Chapin, Liaison, Great Lakes Exotic Plant Management Team

National Park Service
Great Lakes Network Office, Ashland, WI 54806
715-682-0631 x 30
Carmen_Chapin@nps.gov

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