[Terrapreta] Reality Check

[Sean K. Barry]

Hi Lou,

I believe there is a way to build labor involved (but somewhat automated with biomass power) charcoal kilns that operate cleanly and could turn sugarcane trash into more charcoal, less ash, no smoke, and less GHG with less carbon in them than would be left in the charcoal.  It can be done right on the fields and as part of the harvesting operations.  I am actively working on a device which can do this.  In a world full of hungry people, who also need employment, we need to provide jobs as well as environmental livability.
The human component of labor (not just thinking about it) can and should be redirected towards climate mitigation.

Regards,

SKB
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: lou gold<mailto:lou.gold at gmail.com> 
  To: terrapreta preta<mailto:Terrapreta at bioenergylists.org> 
  Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 6:15 AM
  Subject: [Terrapreta] Reality Check


  Today's Wall Street Journal has a very interesting article on sugar cane ethanol production in Brazil. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119059655657036929.html?mod=googlenews_wsj <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119059655657036929.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>

  The traditional cane harvesting methods probably added char to the soil as well as pollution to the air, horrible working conditions, etc. The prominent current solution is mechanization (and all the problems it brings). Somehow we must step of adopting techno-fixes that only push the problems around. 


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