09-10-2008, 04:06 PM
Hereis a more detailed piece on the Kauai sugar development.
I must be pretty naive, but I just don't see the harm in converting existing caneland to energy production. The above link to Jan Tenbruggencate's article mentions 20 megawatts of electricity for Kauai. That's about as much as PGV produces here.
I've always thought of "Big Sugar" as a desecrator of the environment, but it seems that here there is at least the opportunity to give something back (non-petrolium energy).
I must be pretty naive, but I just don't see the harm in converting existing caneland to energy production. The above link to Jan Tenbruggencate's article mentions 20 megawatts of electricity for Kauai. That's about as much as PGV produces here.
I've always thought of "Big Sugar" as a desecrator of the environment, but it seems that here there is at least the opportunity to give something back (non-petrolium energy).