[Terrapreta] Greenhouse Gases, Forestry, Dinassour Carbon, IPCC, Carbon Tax, etc, etc...

[lou gold]

No apology needed, Kevin.

hugs,

lou

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Kevin Chisholm <kchisholm at ca.inter.net>
wrote:

> Dear Lou
>
> lou gold wrote:
>
> > Kevin,
> >
> > /Would you know of any other Lists that focus on "/How can char// be
> > used in the soil to its greatest advantage?/"/
> >
> > I don't know what to to suggest to you. If you are looking for another
> > list you might try to google your question.
> >
> > Meanwhile, do know that I feel quite comfortable and at home on this
> > list. It's like a big family, complete with a few crazy relatives.
> >
>
> My sincere apologies to you for the lack of clarity in my writing. In no
> way did I intend to suggest that you leave the TP list. If the TP list stays
> diluted, I would like to explore the possibility of moving to one that is
> more focused on "/How can char be used in the soil to its greatest
> advantage?"
>
> /
> Best wishes,
>
> Kevin
>
> hugs,
>
> > lou
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Kevin Chisholm <kchisholm at ca.inter.net<mailto:
> > kchisholm at ca.inter.net>> wrote:
> >
> >    Dear Lou
> >
> >    lou gold wrote:
> >
> >        Kevin it sounds like you might mean, "/How can char// be used
> >        in the soil to its greatest advantage?/" minus the possible
> >        advantages for (1) carbon sequestration for atmospheric CO2
> >        reduction, (2) waste management, (3) water retention and
> >        purification, (4) funding a new agriculture, (5) reducing
> >        deforestation and (6) re-balancing the relationship between
> >        large human populations and the earth.
> >
> >
> >    Those are excellent topics on their own, and would each be
> >    deserving of a List of their own.  Folding all those topics into
> >    the Terra Preta List dilutes the  content directly relevant to the
> >    use of charcoal in the soil  to 1/7 of its potential strength.
> >
> >    With our present lack of knowledge about how to use char in the
> >    soil to best advantage, it is like a car with no wheels. Progress
> >    in your 1: to 6: areas of interest will be seriously hampered
> >    without the knowledge of how to best use char in the soil. Lets
> >    put wheels on the car and then we can really go places with the
> >    topics of interest and concern to you and Sean.
> >
> >    Would you know of any other Lists that focus on "/How can char//
> >    be used in the soil to its greatest advantage?/"
> >
> >    Best wishes,
> >
> >    Kevin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >        On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Kevin Chisholm
> >        <kchisholm at ca.inter.net <mailto:kchisholm at ca.inter.net>
> >        <mailto:kchisholm at ca.inter.net
> >        <mailto:kchisholm at ca.inter.net>>> wrote:
> >
> >           Dear Lou
> >
> >
> >           lou gold wrote:
> >
> >               Kevin,
> >
> >               I will be blunt.
> >
> >               I think that you should stop reading and responding to
> >            subjects
> >               that don't interest you and let others do as they please.
> >
> >
> >           I also will be blunt.
> >           I think you should stop writing postings that are not more
> >           directly relevant to whatever Tom Miles, the List Owner,
> >        decides
> >           is relevant to the TP List. :-)
> >
> >               There is no harm in discussing peripherals. You are
> >            acting like
> >               some type of thought police.
> >
> >
> >           Tom Miles: What are your views on what should be the nature of
> >           postings to the TP list at this point in time? Do you think
> >        that
> >           it should focus more directly on topics that are on a track to
> >           answering the question: "/How can char// be used in the soil
> > to
> >           its greatest advantage?/", OR do you think it should encourage
> >           peripheral discussions on issues not related to answering the
> >           above question?
> >
> >           Thanks.
> >
> >           Kevin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >               lou
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >               On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 12:02 PM, Kevin Chisholm
> >               <kchisholm at ca.inter.net <mailto:kchisholm at ca.inter.net>
> >            <mailto:kchisholm at ca.inter.net
> >            <mailto:kchisholm at ca.inter.net>>> wrote:
> >
> >                   In reviewing the recent volume of postings, it
> >            strikes me
> >                   that the most of the List Volume is peripheral to
> >            the what
> >                   some of us feel should be the main objective of the
> >            TP list:
> >                   Answering the question:
> >                    "/How can char// be used in the soil to its greatest
> >                   advantage?/"
> >
> >                   All these other threads and topics are interesting
> >            in their
> >                   own right, and serve a purpose in their own right,
> >            but they
> >                   don't seem to advance us toward the goal of answering
> >                   questions about the use of Terra Preta in the soil?
> >
> >                   Is there any way we can get back on subject and
> >            focus on
> >                   addressing the question:
> >                   "/How can char// be used in the soil to its
> >            greatest advantage?/"
> >
> >                   What do others think about this suggestion? Do you
> >            think it
> >                   has merit? Do you think it will help prevent loss
> >            of TP List
> >                   subscribers?
> >
> >                   Best wishes,
> >
> >                   Kevin
> >
> >                   _
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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