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  • From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] SOIL IS ONE SECRET SOLUTION TO GLOBAL WARMING
  • Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:19:21 -0600


Fair points. Forget the carbon credit scam. I have to second that - green
manuring isn't the most sustainable approach to soil building.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 6/28/2007 at 2:00 PM Dieter Brand wrote:

>My Internet connection is to slow to watch videos online. Agriculture
> needs to make a contribution to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions;
> however, I’m sceptical about some of the groups actually scrambling
> to cash in on the environmental trend with exaggerated claims to
> earn carbon credits.
>
> Organic farming can actually be worse than traditional farming in
> terms of carbon emissions, since ploughing-under green manure
> requires additional ploughing, i.e., additional fuel and additional
> oxidation of nutrients into the atmosphere.
>
> Dieter Brand
> Portugal
>
>TradingPostPaul <tradingpost@riseup.net> wrote:
>
>as pointed out on this very list ...
>
>SOIL IS ONE SECRET SOLUTION TO GLOBAL WARMING
>Can organic farming fight climate change? Yes. And we're not
>just talking about food miles. Research from the Rodale Institute shows
>that sustainably-farmed soil absorbs 30% more carbon than conventional
>agriculture, and switching our farmland to organic would cut greenhouse
>emissions by 10% in the US (20% in Canada and most of the rest of the
>world). For a concise explanation of how organic farming could be a major
>tool in the fight against climate change check out the 10 minute online
>video "SOIL: The Secret Solution to Global Warming," featuring Canadian
>farmer Percy Schmeiser. The website includes an online petition calling on
>world leaders to switch subsidies from conventional to sustainable farming
>practices.
>Learn more and watch: http://www.quantumshift.tv/v/1181028043/
>







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