Switchgrass

This delicate switchgrass at Homestead National Monument of America has within it huge energy potential. With improvements in processing techniques, marketing system development, and the creative will of farmers, this perennial grass could eventually take the place of corn as the #1 source for ethanol.

Every time we reduce our dependence on foreign oil, we reduce the temptation of leaders to go to war to protect our "national interest." Switchgrass is therefore a peace plant.