[Terrapreta] Where do you get it?

[folke Günther]

2008/6/16 Greg and April <gregandapril at earthlink.net>:

>  There is usually a reason that soils are poor, and if that reason is not
> addressed, then just adding char, may be just a waste of time, money and
> effort.
>
*If not, at the end of the day, you consider carbon sequestration being the
most important. *

>
> If the soil is poor because of specific climate issues or specific soil
> chemistry issues - char is not necessarily the answer.
>
>
> Greg H.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Biopact <biopact at biopact.com>
> *To:* folke Günther <folkeg at gmail.com> ; Kurt Treutlein<rukurt at westnet.com.au>
> *Cc:* Terra Preta <terrapreta at bioenergylists.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, June 09, 2008 14:12
> *Subject:* Re: [Terrapreta] Where do you get it?
>
> SNIP
>
>
> I see biochar as a very dynamic concept, one that builds on itself and
> boosts itself; one that can expand "outwards", reclaiming poor soils as it
> goes along.
>
> Cheers,
> Lorenzo
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* folke Günther <folkeg at gmail.com>
> *To:* Kurt Treutlein <rukurt at westnet.com.au>
> *Cc:* Terra Preta <terrapreta at bioenergylists.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, June 09, 2008 10:57 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Terrapreta] Where do you get it?
>
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> 2008/6/5 Kurt Treutlein <rukurt at westnet.com.au>:
>
>> I've raised this question before, and so have others. If we consider the
>> large scale production of charcoal, to be used for TP, where is the
>> biomass feedstock to come from?
>>
> *I** certainly think that if a tax is raised on carbon dioxide emissions
> and the same (or at least a similar) amount is paid to those that sequester
> carbon (as charcoal, which is 3.77 kg more carbon per kilo as the carbon
> conten of carbon dioxide), then the wole invention capacity of mankind would
> be released, and certainly a lot of feedstock would be found.
> I rather think that the inverse problem would occur: that more biomass that
> the carrying capacity would be harvested. Therefore I think that an
> (international?) body need to be raised, so that takng out biomass that is
> damging the ecological system wold lead to a detention of payment, which may
> imply a use of benign methods.
> FG
> *
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