tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964358054810830305.post113957386702755593..comments2024-01-30T01:36:43.076-08:00Comments on Science Pal: Global Warming Solution: Landfill Forests?jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14171094684775093233noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964358054810830305.post-73746305045328969732008-05-16T19:04:00.000-07:002008-05-16T19:04:00.000-07:00Why go to the expence to bury Biomass when closed-...Why go to the expence to bury Biomass when closed-Loop Pyrolysis gives you so much more?<BR/>I hope you will come to share my passion in getting the word out on<BR/>the wonderful solutions provided by TP soils.<BR/>I'm sort of the TP list cub reporter, most all my list postings, under<BR/>shengar@aol.com, are news items, collaborative work, lobbying efforts with<BR/>government, writers and journals.<BR/><BR/> If you have any other questions please feel free to call me or visit the TP<BR/>web site I've been drafted to co-administer.<BR/>http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/?q=node<BR/><BR/>It has been immensely gratifying to see all the major players join the mail<BR/>list , Cornell folks, T. Beer of Kings Ford Charcoal (Clorox), Novozyne the<BR/>M-Roots guys(fungus), chemical engineers, Dr. Danny Day of EPRIDA , Dr.<BR/>Antal of U. of H., Virginia Tech folks and probably many others who's back<BR/>round I don't know have joined.<BR/><BR/>Bellow are my collected stories and links that I promiscuously post to<BR/>anyone who has an iron in this fire.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your interest<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Erich<BR/><BR/><BR/> the current news and links on Terra Preta (TP) soils and closed-loop<BR/>pyrolysis of Biomass, this integrated virtuous cycle could sequester 100s<BR/>of Billions of tons of carbon to the soils.<BR/><BR/> This technology represents the most comprehensive, low cost, and<BR/>productive approach to long term stewardship and sustainability.Terra Preta<BR/>Soils a process for Carbon Negative Bio fuels, massive Carbon<BR/>sequestration, 1/3 Lower CH4 & N2O soil emissions, and 3X Fertility Too.<BR/><BR/><BR/>UN Climate Change Conference: Biochar present at the Bali Conference<BR/><BR/>http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/steinerbalinov2107<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>SCIAM Article May 15 07;<BR/><BR/>http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=5670236C-E7F2-99DF-3E2163B9FB144E40<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>After many years of reviewing solutions to anthropogenic global warming<BR/>(AGW) I believe this technology can manage Carbon for the greatest<BR/>collective benefit at the lowest economic price, on vast scales. It just<BR/>needs to be seen by ethical globally minded companies.<BR/><BR/>Could you please consider looking for a champion for this orphaned Terra<BR/>Preta Carbon Soil Technology.<BR/><BR/>The main hurtle now is to change the current perspective held by the IPCC<BR/>that the soil carbon cycle is a wash, to one in which soil can be used as a<BR/>massive and ubiquitous Carbon sink via Charcoal. Below are the first<BR/>concrete steps in that direction;<BR/><BR/>S.1884 â€" The Salazar Harvesting Energy Act of 2007<BR/><BR/> A Summary of Biochar Provisions in S.1884:<BR/><BR/>Carbon-Negative Biomass Energy and Soil Quality Initiative<BR/><BR/>for the 2007 Farm Bill<BR/><BR/>http://www.biochar-international.org/newinformationevents/newlegislation.html<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Tackling Climate Change in the U.S.<BR/>Potential Carbon Emissions Reductions from Biomass by 2030by Ralph P.<BR/>Overend, Ph.D. and Anelia Milbrandt<BR/>National Renewable Energy Laboratory<BR/><BR/>http://www.ases.org/climatechange/toc/07_biomass.pdf<BR/><BR/>The organization 25x25 released it's (first-ever, 55-page )"Action Plan" ;<BR/>see;<BR/>http://www.25x25.org/storage/25x25/documents/IP%20Documents/ActionPlanFinalWEB_04-19-07.pdf<BR/><BR/>On page 29 , as one of four foci for recommended RD&D, the plan lists: "The<BR/>development of biochar, animal agriculture residues and other non-fossil<BR/>fuel based fertilizers, toward the end of integrating energy production<BR/>with enhanced soil quality and carbon sequestration."<BR/>and on p 32, recommended as part of an expanded database aspect of<BR/>infrastructure: "Information on the application of carbon as fertilizer and<BR/>existing carbon credit trading systems."<BR/><BR/> I feel 25x25 is now the premier US advocacy organization for all forms of<BR/>renewable energy, but way out in front on biomass topics.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>There are 24 billion tons of carbon controlled by man in his agriculture<BR/>and waste stream, all that farm & cellulose waste which is now dumped to<BR/>rot or digested or combusted and ultimately returned to the atmosphere as<BR/>GHG should be returned to the Soil.<BR/><BR/>Even with all the big corporations coming to the GHG negotiation table,<BR/>like Exxon, Alcoa, .etc, we still need to keep watch as they try to<BR/>influence how carbon management is legislated in the USA. Carbon must have<BR/>a fair price, that fair price and the changes in the view of how the soil<BR/>carbon cycle now can be used as a massive sink verses it now being viewed<BR/>as a wash, will be of particular value to farmers and a global cool breath<BR/>of fresh air for us all.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Also Here is the Latest BIG Terra Preta Soil news;<BR/><BR/> The Honolulu Advertiser: "The nation's leading manufacturer of charcoal<BR/>has licensed a University of Hawai'i process for turning green waste into<BR/>barbecue briquets."<BR/><BR/>See: http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/antalkingsford<BR/><BR/> ConocoPhillips Establishes $22.5 Million Pyrolysis Program at Iowa State<BR/><BR/>http://www.conocophillips.com/newsroom/news_releases/2007news/04-10-2007.htm<BR/><BR/><BR/>Glomalin, the recently discovered soil protien, may be the secret to to TP<BR/>soils productivity;<BR/><BR/> http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2003/030205.htm<BR/><BR/>Mycorrhizae Inoculent;<BR/><BR/> http://www.mycorrhizae.com/<BR/><BR/><BR/>The International Biochar Initiative (IBI) conference held at Terrigal,<BR/>NSW, Australia in 2007. The papers from this conference are posted at<BR/>their home page; http://www.biochar-international.org/home.htmlErich J. Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995702794016834400noreply@blogger.com