[TheForge] OT biodiesel

[Todd Rich]

On Thu, 26 May 2005, Bruce Freeman wrote:

> I suspect a bit of innumeracy here.  What this statement says is 
> equivalent to saying that all the plant matter (or did this refer only 
> to crop matter) in California, dried, is about the same weight as six 
> weeks supply of oil (including that needed to generate electricity?).
>
> Okay, maybe add a factor between 1 and 2 to account for the greater BTU 
> value of oil than of alcohols.  Still, I'm dubious of this.
>
> Anyone have any numbers for the amount of oil used in the country in 
> six weeks?
>
> How about the biomass of California?
>
> Bruce
> NJ

This was the source for my comment 
http://www.kgoam810.com/complexshowdj.asp?DJID=3552

He is contankerous, but usually well grounded in his science and numbers. 
I may have mis-heard his comment and he could have been talking about 
harvestable biomass.

Give him a call or e-mail him.  He is usually very helpful.
 			Todd