http://susiemadrak.com/2007/12/18/14/32/dead-zone/ Keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate media. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:36:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/12/18/14/32/dead-zone/#comment-134020 Brad Franks Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:15:58 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/12/18/14/32/dead-zone/#comment-134020 The production and use of ethanol could in all reality help reduce the gulf dead zone. Much of our wetlands have been drained or destroyed but if this land was used to grow cattails (thus put back into wetlands) the cattails could be used for ethanol. There has been research showing cattails to be superior pound for pound than corn in the sugar content needed for ethanol. Cattails would need no fertilizer and would clean the water of the very nutrients that are causing the dead zone. Farmers then could grow a crop for profit that cleans the water, returns wetland habitat and helps to reduce our use of oil The production and use of ethanol could in all reality help reduce the gulf dead zone. Much of our wetlands have been drained or destroyed but if this land was used to grow cattails (thus put back into wetlands) the cattails could be used for ethanol. There has been research showing
cattails to be superior pound for pound than corn in the sugar content needed for ethanol.
Cattails would need no fertilizer and would clean the water of the very nutrients that are causing the dead zone.
Farmers then could grow a crop for profit that cleans the water, returns wetland habitat and helps to reduce our use of oil

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