Posthuman Blues

Don't let grass grow under your feet -- burn it as economical, environmentally friendly biofuel, Cornell expert urges

"This alternative fuel easily could be produced and pelleted by farmers and burned in modified stoves built to burn wood pellets or corn, says Jerry Cherney, the E.V. Baker Professor of Agriculture. Burning grass pellets hasn't caught on in the United States, however, Cherney says, primarily because Washington has made no effort to support the technology with subsidies or research dollars."

Jeez . . . Why would that be?