In that spirit, I’ll predect that not only will my right wrist completely heal, I will be in the starting rotation for the Twins before the end of the season.

In the Q & A that follows, biologist Lynd says the following:

“Right now, the biggest barrier to forward motion is technology.”

He really means the technology doesn’t exist. Like saying, “I could walk across that river on a bridge — if there were a bridge.”

“At $50 a dry metric ton, you can get a lot a biomass for that around the country.”

So, how do you affordably move tons of biomass from the fields to the cellulosic ethanol plants (which don’t exist) and use the technology that hasn’t been invented yet?

Not to be outdone, Strib scribe Meyers asks the loaded question: “…can grass overcome the corn lobby?”

Easy. Just energize the grass lobby, and the vast network of prarire grass farmers, commercial switchgrass operations, the the Federation of Woodchip Retailers.

BTW folks, Jason’s story was picked up on the websites of all CBS owned and operated stations nationwide — he’s too modest to mention, but I’m not…

And yet you don’t know what they are made of, and why.

BIO-FUELS DERIVED FROM THE FOOD SUPPLY ARE A BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD IDEA.

I’m a huuuuuuge proponent of biofuels, but I wish people would quit being so idiotic here in MN and get off the teat of corn ethanol. I know farmers love it, I know big agribusiness loves it, but they love it for the WRONG REASONS.