Friday, December 5, 2008

Ecoforming III--the key?

If you're interested in such things, you must educate yourself about terra preta.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_preta

http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/terra_preta/TerraPretahome.htm


Does this, or does it not seem like an ideal solution--and for those of us concerned with carbon sequestration it does that too. . .

Of course one might need a more or less unlimited source of biomass ideally suited to charcoalization. . .guava?!? Of course!

I'm attempting to kill two birds--actually several--with one big rock. Control invasives, encourage responsible agriculture--and retain forestation. . .this seems like a solution to me.

Be sure you watch this video as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzmpWR6JUZQ

1 comment:

subgenius said...

The Independent (UK newspaper) has this story:

Ancient skills 'could reverse global warming'

Trials begin of a technique used by Amazon Indians that takes CO2 and locks it safely into soil

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/ancient-skills-could-reverse-global-warming-1055700.html