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The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate Change (Paperback or Softback)
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- ISBN
- 0865716773
- EAN
- 9780865716773
- Binding
- TP
- Book Title
- Biochar Solution : Carbon Farming and Climate Change
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- New Society Publishers, The Limited
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Nature, Science
- Topic
- Environmental Conservation & Protection, Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Agriculture / General, Global Warming & Climate Change, Life Sciences / Biology
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 12.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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How the dirt below our feet can save us from extinction. Conventional agriculture destroys our soils, pollutes our water and is a major contributor to climate change. What if our agricultural practices could stabilize, or even reverse these trends? The Biochar Solution explores the dual function of biochar as a carbon-negative energy source and a potent soil-builder. Created by burning biomass in the absence of oxygen, this material has the unique ability to hold carbon back from the atmosphere while simultaneously enhancing soil fertility. Author Albert Bates traces the evolution of this extraordinary substance from the ancient black soils of the Amazon to its reappearance as a modern carbon sequestration strategy. Combining practical techniques for the production and use of biochar with an overview of the development and future of carbon farming, The Biochar Solution describes how a new agricultural revolution can reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to below zero while increasing world food reserves and creating energy from biomass wastes. Biochar and carbon farming can: Reduce fossil fuels inputs into our food system Bring new life to desert landscapes Filter and purify drinking water Help build carbon-negative homes, communities and nations. Biochar is not without dangers if unregulated, and it is not a panacea, but if it fulfills its promise of taking us back from the brink of irreversible climate change, it may well be the most important discovery in human history.
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Publisher
New Society Publishers, The Limited
ISBN-10
0865716773
ISBN-13
9780865716773
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84448774
Product Key Features
Book Title
Biochar Solution : Carbon Farming and Climate Change
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Environmental Conservation & Protection, Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Agriculture / General, Global Warming & Climate Change, Life Sciences / Biology
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Nature, Science
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
12.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
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S494.5.A65
Reviews
Review BioScience Magazine , October 2011 For those who are not scientists directly involved with biochar, this is a book worth reading. It presents the science that got biochar rolling, the technologies already available, and how to use it to enhance food security and restore degraded agroecosystems. It is well designed for international agricultural aid staff, nongovernmental organization activists, and agricultural extensionists. Anyone interested in climate change mitigation and adaptation will gain something from this book, because Bates is careful to point out that mitigation and adaptation will only succeed if global society decides to change the ways it thinks about population and consumption. BioScience , Vol. 61, No. 10 (October 2011), pp. 831-833 University of California Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences May 2011 CHOICE The basic premise of this book is that the carbon cycle must be balanced for a healthy planet. To prove this idea, Bates, an instructor and writer ( Climate in Crisis, 1990; The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook, 2006), claims that when ancient Amazonian civilizations collapsed, rain forests engulfed the cities and roads. Archaeologists and historians are still puzzled about the reasons for the demise of these Amazonian empires. Bates asserts that starting around the ninth century, Europe began growing colder due to massive sequestering of carbon from the atmosphere by these new immense Amazonian forests. He examines several techniques for combating global warming, such as using biochar and less destructive tilling techniques, and restraining global corporations that manufacture synthetic fertilizers and genetically modified seed stocks. The author also recommends massive tree planting and a change in cultural attitudes about how humans manage Earth's resources. One unique solution to global warming is to provide poor, rural third world people with biochar stoves that generate needed heat and produce biochar. Agricultural use of biochar would reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and slow down global warming. Summing Up: Recommended. All undergraduate students and general readers interested in biochar. -- K. Bennett, emeritus, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Review BioScience Magazine, October 2011 For those who are not scientists directly involved with biochar, this is a book worth reading. It presents the science that got biochar rolling, the technologies already available, and how to use it to enhance food security and restore degraded agroecosystems. It is well designed for international agricultural aid staff, nongovernmental organization activists, and agricultural extensionists. Anyone interested in climate change mitigation and adaptation will gain something from this book, because Bates is careful to point out that mitigation and adaptation will only succeed if global society decides to change the ways it thinks about population and consumption. BioScience, Vol. 61, No. 10 (October 2011), pp. 831-833 University of California Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences May 2011 CHOICE The basic premise of this book is that the carbon cycle must be balanced for a healthy planet. To prove this idea, Bates, an instructor and writer (Climate in Crisis, 1990; The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook, 2006), claims that when ancient Amazonian civilizations collapsed, rain forests engulfed the cities and roads. Archaeologists and historians are still puzzled about the reasons for the demise of these Amazonian empires. Bates asserts that starting around the ninth century, Europe began growing colder due to massive sequestering of carbon from the atmosphere by these new immense Amazonian forests. He examines several techniques for combating global warming, such as using biochar and less destructive tilling techniques, and restraining global corporations that manufacture synthetic fertilizers and genetically modified seed stocks. The author also recommends massive tree planting and a change in cultural attitudes about how humans manage Earth's resources. One unique solution to global warming is to provide poor, rural third world people with biochar stoves that generate needed heat and produce biochar. Agricultural use of biochar would reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and slow down global warming. Summing Up: Recommended. All undergraduate students and general readers interested in biochar. -- K. Bennett, emeritus, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, May 2011 CHOICE The basic premise of this book is that the carbon cycle must be balanced for a healthy planet. To prove this idea, Bates, an instructor and writer ( Climate in Crisis, 1990; The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook, 2006), claims that when ancient Amazonian civilizations collapsed, rain forests engulfed the cities and roads. Archaeologists and historians are still puzzled about the reasons for the demise of these Amazonian empires. Bates asserts that starting around the ninth century, Europe began growing colder due to massive sequestering of carbon from the atmosphere by these new immense Amazonian forests. He examines several techniques for combating global warming, such as using biochar and less destructive tilling techniques, and restraining global corporations that manufacture synthetic fertilizers and genetically modified seed stocks. The author also recommends massive tree planting and a change in cultural attitudes about how humans manage Earth's resources. One unique solution to global warming is to provide poor, rural third world people with biochar stoves that generate needed heat and produce biochar. Agricultural use of biochar would reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and slow down global warming. Summing Up: Recommended. All undergraduate students and general readers interested in biochar. -- K. Bennett, emeritus, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Foreword by Dr. Vandana Shiva Introduction BOOK I: Losing the Recipe Chapter 1: The Roots of a Predicament Chapter 2: Sombroek's Vision Chapter 3: Conquistadors Chapter 4: El Dorado Chapter 5: The Great White Way Chapter 6: The View from the Bluff Chapter 7: Confederados Chapter 8: Hartt's Breakthrough Chapter 9: City Z BOOK II: Agriculture and Climate Chapter 10: Making Sand Chapter 11: The Moldboard Chapter 12: Changing the Paradigm Chapter 13: The Amazon and the Ice Age Chapter 14: Predicting Climate's Meander BOOK III: Capturing Carbon Chapter 15: Carbon Farming Chapter 16: Understanding Soil Chapter 17: The Soil Food Web Chapter 18: The Role of Ruminants Chapter 19: Compost Chapter 20: Tea Craft and Designer Biochar Chapter 21: From Biochar to Terra Preta Chapter 22: Making Charcoal Chapter 23: Stove Wars BOOK IV: Gardening the Earth Chapter 24: Milpas Chapter 25: Chinampas Chapter 26: Trees Chapter 27: The Power of Youth Chapter 28: Greening the Desert Chapter 29: Sahara Forest Chapter 30: Drey's Challenge BOOK V: At the Turning Point Chapter 31: The Biochar Critique Chapter 32: Carbon Trading Chapter 33: The International Biochar Initiative Chapter 34: Permaculture Marines Chapter 35: Carbon-Negative Communities Notes Index About the Author
Copyright Date
2010
Lccn
2010-673944
Dewey Decimal
662/.74
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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