Alternative uses of land for biofuel feedstock...

Article "Fostering a state of innovation" by Peter Doherty on theage.com.au

http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/fostering-a-state-of-innovation-20090405-9t5o.html

Along with Peter's thoughts on not being able to drought-proof Austrial's agricultural sector, in particular in the state of Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)), he offers thoughts on what else could be done. And of particular interest is Peter including these comments regarding ethanol in his article, "There's also the possibility that mechanisms for producing ethanol from biomass rather than food grains or sugar cane will have advanced to the point where some of our land might be used to grow specialised grasses for this purpose..." http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/fostering-a-state-of-innovation-20090405-9t5o.html

At all corners of the world we find folks looking at better or alternative uses of their land with many of those uses focused on growing sustainable feedstock for use in the production of cellulosic ethanol and other biofuels. It will be interesting to following efforts such as those mentioned in Mr. Doherty's article and other postings on numerous blogs and news sites across the globe.