[Terrapreta] Lester Brown

[Greg and April]

You know, sometimes I really get the funny feeling that allot of the gloom and doom folks just don't want problems solved, by ways other than just exactly how they think it should be done and no more --- so they can prove how right they are.

Does anyone else ever get that feeling?


Greg H.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Douglas Clayton 
  To: Terra Preta 
  Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 13:05
  Subject: [Terrapreta] Lester Brown


  Last night I attended a lecture by Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute and World Watch. I counted 500+ in attendance. It was all the major doom and gloom we are familiar with. World Watch Institute has now taken the stand that we MUST reduce CO2 by 80% by 2020 "to save civilization".
  http://www.lexgwac.org/LesterBrown2.html

  Lester Brown's latest book is just out, Plan B 3.0, Mobilizing to Save Civilization.

  In the Q&A I managed to wave my arm vigorously enough to get a chance to ask him what he thought of the the "technology" we on this list are so enthused about. Another person pitched in a few words about the Terra Preta as most of the crowd was confused and clueless (interesting as this was a very environmentally aware and activist crowd--- by a show of hands more then half were members of the Union of Concerned Scientists. He seemed minimally familiar with the concepts and his reservations were economic, not sure whether our schemes would prove to be an economically viable method of sequestering carbon. 

  I would suggest that we all attempt to contact Lester Brown, World Watch and Earth Policy Institutes and bring them up to speed.

  Doug

  Douglas Clayton
  50 Bullard Road
  Jaffrey, NH 03452
  H. 603-532-7321
  W. 603-532-1120
  Fax. 603-532-4581


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