[Terrapreta] What is so bad about global warming?

[Richard Haard]

I suppose you are also correct Greg about why you might be here. In my  
opinion since the benefits in agriculture is better fertility  
management  reducing dependence on chemical fertilizer and reducing  
fallow times in the tropics and temperate zone (thereby reducing need  
for tropical forest clearing)  these are all part of the same set that  
reduce the atmospheric carbon cloud.

If you are using charcoal in soil that has good OM and is supplemented  
with compost or fertilizer annually then the only major benefit will  
indeed be sequestration.

Do you have results that show the contrary? My goal here in PNW is to  
show improved  soil OM and chem-autotrophic nitrogen fixation.

Myself I do not dwell upon the GW issue but the broad application of  
charcoal in soil as an agricultural practice will extract that carbon  
from the atmospheric cloud.

Rich
On Mar 10, 2008, at 10:54 AM, Greg and April wrote:

> "Can you explain to me any other reasons to be here discussing terra  
> preta? "
>
> You mean things like making better soil so that someone like me  
> might become more independent?
>
> That's my #1 reason, and I know several others that are starting to  
> look into TP, for that very reason.
>
> I would go along way to make soil better so I don't have to rely on  
> artificial chemicals, and along the way if someone who believes in  
> something I don't believe in, wants to pay me to make my soil  
> better, that's fine with me, I'm not going to do anything to stop  
> them.
>
> Why do we have to be here for only the one reason as you suggest?
>
> No one has ever been able to prove to me that global warming is all  
> bad.
>
> Will some negative things happen?    No doubt.
>
> But who is to say that good things will not happen as well?    I  
> would love to see another week or two added to my growing season,  
> and I'm sure that others will too.
>
> Am I going to see it in my lifetime?    Maybe, maybe not.
> Am I going to try and make it happen sooner that it will  
> naturally?    No.
> Is it going to happen regardless of what I do?    I think so.
>
> Please don't assume that Terra Preta means the same for all people.
>
>
> Greg H.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Haard
> To: Dan Culbertson
> Cc: Terrapreta
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 10:50
> Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] What is so bad about global warming?
>
> Hello Dan
>
> Assuming you are not just throwing out another straw man, here are  
> some links for good reading on this climate change issue. If you  
> looked at the files sent by Folke Gunther you will see why charcoal  
> in soil is a key element in reducing global atmospheric cloud. We  
> have no other reason to be here at this site. Can you explain to me  
> any other reasons to be here discussing terra preta?
>
>
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