http://consciouslifestyle.org/taxonomy/term/264/feed The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en-US http://consciouslifestyle.org/content/uk-provides-grants-usage-biomass <p>Apparently biomass - anything from crops like corn to dead wood and straw- is getting a lot of attention these days. First, there was that whole controversy about using biofuels in place of gasoline. Now, the United Kingdom government is offering grants to farmers and business owners to produce and use biomass for heating and fuel. </p> <p>The government tries to avoid the former downfalls by only selecting inedible matter, such as grass and straw. Therefore, the new program hopefully will not have much of an effect on food supplies. </p> <p>Some people wonder, doesn't the burning of all that plant material still release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere? How does using biofuels even help the greenhouse gas situation? <span class='read-more'><a href="http://consciouslifestyle.org/content/uk-provides-grants-usage-biomass">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> http://consciouslifestyle.org/content/uk-provides-grants-usage-biomass#comments Sustainability Biofuel carbon cycle fossil fuel plants Sustainability U.K. Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:20:10 -0400 Molly 504 at http://consciouslifestyle.org