William Strauss of Albany Township, ME You are correct to be concerned about over harvesting the forest.

Of course wood is a renewable resource (and oil is not) as long as the forests are properly cared for. Maine currently sustainably harvests 6.5 million cords of wood per year (13 million tons). Most of that feeds the pulp and paper business and the lumber business. But the Maine Forest Service says that Maine can increase productivity and continue to harvest sustainably at a level that would provide enough wood to easily make pellets for tens of thousands of Maine homes (and that assumes that traditional demand for wood will continue). And as long as there is competition in pellet production (not just from Maine but from the region and Canada) and the supply of pellets keeps up with demand, the price will reflect the costs to produce plus a reasonable profit and will remain far less per BTU than oil.report abuse

anameutrust of Hallowell, ME I'll admit that my interest in bunnies has not been limited to those with four legs.
But, is it possible to avoid degrading our forest as we promote pellets?
Co-generation is a respectable approach to our energy future. Given the intimate link between energy and food policy, might there be a way to generate both through rabbitry?
Perhaps Les can pull this one out of his hat.report abuse

anameutrust of Hallowell, ME William,
I'll be in touch.report abuse

William Strauss of Albany Township, ME Still here....report abuse