Switchgrass Power
Thursday, February 2, 2006; Page D03
During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Bush said fuel can be made from "switchgrass," leading to much head-scratching.
Switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ), a hardy perennial, can grow up to eight feet tall.
  (Charlie Neibergall - AP) |
Though its power output is only about 75 percent that of coal, its carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide emissions are much lower.
