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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CD55EE.DEF83BC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There have been a couple of articles in the paper lately about a = proposal to grow and burn elephant grass, Miscanthus giganteus, to = generate electricity. The proponent says there is lots of abandon = agricultural land in Nova Scotia that would be suitable for this crop. = They say elephant grass is not an invasive species. However, I read = something about it being very invasive in Florida, taking over = waterways. Maybe it's another grass called elephant grass. Does anyone know about this plant as a crop for harvesting in Nova = Scotia? I'd be curious to see some reputable sources on whether this is = a good plan, or not. Thanks Andy in Freeport ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CD55EE.DEF83BC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19258"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>There have been a couple of articles in = the paper=20 lately about a proposal to grow and burn elephant grass, <FONT size=3D3=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">Miscanthus giganteus, to generate=20 electricity. The proponent says there is lots of = abandon=20 agricultural land in Nova Scotia that would be suitable for this = crop. =20 They say elephant grass is not an invasive species. However, I = read=20 something about it being very invasive in Florida, taking over = waterways. =20 Maybe it's another grass called elephant grass.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Does anyone know about this plant as a crop for harvesting in Nova=20 Scotia? I'd be curious to see some reputable sources on whether = this is a=20 good plan, or not.</DIV> <DIV>Thanks</DIV> <DIV>Andy in Freeport</DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CD55EE.DEF83BC0--
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