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Waterworld: Irrigation and solar energy

Posted April 30, 2008

“You may not be aware of the impacts that fuel and electricity prices have on water supply… Today, dear reader, we have the solution and one micro cap with the solar energy technology to solve this problem.” — Jim Nelson

Blogger’s note: The first thing you think of when considering fuel and food prices (sidestepping the whole corn ethanol discussion) is probably the rising cost of powering the trucks that move food from the fields to your table. One thing you probably don’t ponder is the rising cost of the fuel it takes to plow and irrigate those fields in the first place. Growing food takes a lot of energy, and I don’t mean the energy that transfers from the sun into the plants… or maybe I do. In a recent article, Jim Nelson discussed the rising costs of irrigating the fields that feed us and told his Penny Sleuth readers about a public company helping farmers afford their water supply. You can find the article here or read on below.

by Jim Nelson

Baltimore – (TFN): One of the largest problems for farmers is getting sufficient supply of water to their fields. The other problem — which Kevin Kerr, editor of Resource Trader Alert, recently wrote about — is the cost of fuel.

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You’ve heard the stories about truckers striking on highways and national “Don’t gas up” days, and now you’re starting to hear about farmers unable to fuel their tractors. That’s a major concern as the price of diesel — which is used in over 95% of tractors and other farm equipment — reaches $4.25 per gallon.

Even if you read Kerr’s blurb, you may not be aware of the impacts that fuel and electricity prices have on water supply. We’re talking the powering of irrigation equipment.

Waterworld: Irrigation goes solar

Today, dear reader, we have the solution and one micro cap stock with the solar energy technology to solve this problem… Read on to learn more.

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