[Terrapreta] What is so bad about global warming?

[lou gold]

Jim,

The reason for talking about it in admittedly visionary earth-saving terms
to to (hopefully) stimulate a massive investment in the crash program of R&D
needed to answer the very sensible and appriate questions that you pose. We
are dealing with a situation of "promise makes perfect."

hugs,

lou

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Jim Joyner <jimstoy at dtccom.net> wrote:

> I understand that terra preta is something of a focal point for a
> discussion about many somewhat related things. But are we not getting a
> little ahead of ourselves?
>
> First, we don't even know for certain that we can create terra preta,
> i.e., sequester carbon in the soil in some sort of very long term
> beneficiality.
>
> Second, and maybe more important, we don't know, even if we can create
> terra preta or something near it, that it can be done economically.
>
> Isn't it just a little early to be talking about the use of TP saving
> the human species from itself? Isn't all this talk of stopping global
> warming with TP just a kind wishful thinking, mental masterbation?
>
> Seems to be we should be working on these two items. IF the answers work
> out well, GW can take care of itself one way or the other.
>
> Jim
>
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