[Terrapreta] a braoder theory of torrefaction and TP

[lou gold]

Yes, this is possible. But I really don't want to trigger another climate
change wrangle here or elsewhere. The definitions are very tricky in that
they will generate money -- lots of it. And that means politics rather than
some imagined 'rational' ordering of outcomes.

But, crazy old visionary that I am, I keep seeing this incredible CO2
resource in the atmosphere that the plants would love to extract vigorously
if only we would help them by giving something back to the earth. Then they
can give us more food and fuel, less energy for fertilizer, and cleaner
water. I look toward carbon credits as a temporary way to subsidize the
transition from scarcity to abundance. Quite frankly, it looks like the best
investment I have ever seen or imagined -- if only we can give it the needed
start.

Sorry folks if I sound like a broken record but an age of abundance is a
powerful pull. It is said that bad habits are never broken, they just fall
away as good habits are formed. This potential abundance is what can free us
from all the failed regulations and prohibitions and controls and rip-offs.

Or so I think. Maybe there are some others as well?

hugs,   lou

On Dec 11, 2007 5:33 PM, Sean K. Barry <sean.barry at juno.com> wrote:

>  Hi Lou, Duane,
>
> There is a scale of improving effect from reducing "carbon positive"
> activity (conservation), to "carbon neutral" (using biomass renewable
> energy), and finally to "carbon negative" (carbon sequestration).  Maybe it
> might be worhwhile considering that "carbon credits" could be paid along a
> similar graduated scale, as well, making "carbon negative" activities earn
> the highest value of "carbon credits" ?
>
> What might any of you think of that?  I think it would promote the
> formation of Terra Preta, in lieu of others schemes for ACTION to combat
> Global Climate Change (GCC).
>
> Regards,
>
> SKB
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* lou gold <lou.gold at gmail.com>
> *To:* still.thinking at computare.org
> *Cc:* Sean K. Barry <sean.barry at juno.com> ; Jim Joyner<jimstoy at dtccom.net>; Terrapreta
> preta <terrapreta at bioenergylists.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 11, 2007 12:28 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Terrapreta] a braoder theory of torrefaction and TP
>
> I like it Duane,
>
> I believe that credit would also have to require that the char be amended
> to soil. The problem is that char can be used as fuel which would move it
> from carbon negative to carbon neutral.
>
> So here's the logical question: can the char be made into a form only
> suitable as a soil amendment? Or are we looking at inspections and controls
> to prevent diversions into fuel?
>
> hugs,   lou
>
>
>
>   *To repeat, I'm suggesting that practices such as the burying of organic
> > waste in landfills might need to be phased out in favor of char production.
> > That would be a way of capturing the hydrogen component of organic material
> > and extracting some energy. The only credit allowed would be for the char
> > component. That would move us toward a carbon negative system, rather than
> > carbon neutral that comes from burning or producing methane subsequently
> > burned from waste.*
> >
> > .
> >
> >


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