So, what does everyone think about the new plant coming into Linden that will use bamboo to make power and wood chips? Some think that the bamboo is very invasive and could harm the hunting in this area....
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With all the talk about this new plant, What does the community of Demopolislive.com think about this new plant and what it can do for Linden and Demopolis?
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This "stuff" also can spread like kudzu. The wind can carry the seed and it can choke up the watershed. Also we need to check the effects on the great hunting around here. Will the deer be able to move through this stuff? It is something to think about when you have people paying hundreds of dollars a day to hunt. We have to look at this some more before trees are being cut to grow this stuff. If this stuff is so great why don't the company just lease the acreage they need, grow the stuff, and take the risk for themselves. Could be too much sugar for a dime.
Hunting leases don't create jobs. The landowners need to really consider the proposals before turning them down. The product, according to the company, is already sold. This is over 300 new jobs in an area that really needs some job growth.
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I don't think the company is going to be able to sell this around Marengo County. 15 year leases on farm land is gonna be one stopping point. The big acreage they are looking for will be another. The fact this arundo donax is considered a pestilence likened to kudzu will be another factor WestWind will have trouble overcoming.
If this thing is supposed to be so great, why have they chosen the small town of Linden, AL to put a plant? Where else do they have plants up and running? How are the "other plants" and host towns faring?
Where are they going to get the water needed to run the pulp and power plant? Georgia Pacific at Naheola uses about 1.5 MILLION gallons per day the last I heard. I have no idea what Gulf States or Alabama Power uses per day. My point is that all three of these plants are located on a river due to the high level of water needed to cook the cellulose to make the pulp and progvide the steam to turn the turbine to produce electricity.
Ok, here is a link I found for West Wind Technology. They are based in Athens, TN. I can't see where they have any experience with any type of mill or power house. Although, if they are going to have partners in building and operating a mill, I would like to know the name of the company. Seems to me, they specialize in the wholesale plant business. Note the Corporate Information link and then the Prices and Ordering link. Definitely need MORE INFO before I would put my 1st acre in the mix.
Well let's see, what kind of industry would be suited for this area? High tech? I don't think we have the educational base for that. Manufacturing? We have priced ourselves out of the textile market. And not too far into the future we will see an even greater decline in the Automobile industry. Paper making is still profitable as long as we can keep the raw materials close and the price for them low. But even that is in steady decline. I'm afraid that we are rapidly moving toward a service based economy. We will need some construction workers but even that is moving to prefab bolt together so there is less and less need for labor. The question is are you willing to put up with some aggravation of controlling bamboo or let another opportunity pass by?
Bamboo in itself is not as hard to maintain as kudzu anyway. Bamboo is a form of grass, it grows straight up, it doesn't climb up into and over trees and houses. It can be cut and maintained fairly reasonably. Barriers can be put into place to control the spread of it onto neighboring land. Seems like a good chance for some kind much needed industry into the area. I can remember my grandmother having a bamboo patch in her back yard. Yes it got fairly high but it didn't take over her yard and home. It was easily controlled with a sickle.
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