When a spinning ball hits a low friction surface such as grass, it will continue to spin.
Corn stover, garden waste such as grass clippings, and offcuts from forestry and timber production are better bets, she reckons.
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The problem with this technology is that it sprays water blindly, even across areas too wet to plant, such as grass waterways, seasonal wetlands, permanent ponds, a lake on the edge of a field.
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"Current initiatives include the Wales Arson Reduction Strategy which focuses attention on the main arson problems in Wales, such as grass and mountain fires which cause such widespread destruction to flora and fauna and disruption to communities, " said the spokesman.
Work will involve bio-refining, and developing different processes to turn crops such as rye grass, miscanthus (a perennial grass), oats and artichokes into products ranging from fuels to cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, textiles, bio-plastics, food and health products.
It has allowed plants, such as early sand grass and various orchids, to pop their heads out of the soil for the first time in years.
There simply is not enough spare land in America to grow adequate feedstock for such an amount, unless scientists find a way to make ethanol cheaply from abundant materials such as wood or grass.
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Conservationists would also like to see Turkey adopting the idea of marine protection areas to care for underwater habitats such as the important Posidonia sea grass meadows, as well as its sealife and sunken ruins.
Ibers is already looking at ways of growing so-called "energy grasses", such as 4m high Asian elephant grass, in bulk for use as a biofuel.
Accessories in natural materials, such as cane shades and grass floor matting, give you a good base on which to build.
"It's not our long-term solution because of the competition with feed, and fuel competition, but it is prompting us to put into place a refueling infrastructure that could be used with cellulosic ethanol, " made from other types of plant material such as timber waste or switch grass.
Pepsi-Cola's Mountain Dew, another soda pop for teenagers, reaches out to what it calls "Dew Dudes"and "Dew Dudettes" by helping to sponsor ESPN's X Games and such grass-roots events as the Vans Warped Tour, a music festival complete with skate ramps, where teens can strut their stuff.
Restoration work, such as reconstructing salt marshes near the island of Burano and sand dunes at Cavallino, and planting eel grass all over the place, is part of the solution.
Previous attempts at introducing a "fairer" admissions system, such as plans for applications to be made after A-level results, have been pushed into the long grass.
Alongside relevant international conferences to raise awareness, UNESCO strives to promote grass-root activities, particularly in sensitive geo-strategical areas that reach target-populations such as women, youth and marginalized populations.
Senior advisers dispatched ground-game gurus such as Michael Whouley and Ace Smith on missions to unexpectedly threatened or newly critical states -- only to discover grass-roots, Web-driven Obama efforts firmly established.
But Mr. Cruz's grass-roots campaign has gained momentum in recent months, aided by endorsements from such conservative stalwarts as Sarah Palin and heavy spending by the small-government group Club for Growth.
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