"EPA to propose cutting carbon-dioxide emissions from coal plants up to 30% by 2030"

[djv8ga]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

So this means if I let my lawn go an extra week, I'll help save the world?

Regards,

D-Ray

Better chance than Obama's plan. You can bet the farm on that.

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by djv8ga

Better chance than Obama's plan. You can bet the farm on that.

I'm all for adding trees, etc., and there should be greater emphasis of that part of the equation than there has been. But we need a multi-faceted approach - we need to reduce emissions and consumption too. One success has been that the fleet of American vehicles is becoming more and more fuel efficient.

Regards,

D-Ray

[djv8ga]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

I'm all for adding trees, etc., and there should be greater emphasis of that part of the equation than there has been. But we need a multi-faceted approach - we need to reduce emissions and consumption too. One success has been that the fleet of American vehicles is becoming more and more fuel efficient.

Regards,

D-Ray

No we don't. What the EPA is doing will have no affect at all. It's simple science. We are the only country that doesn't get it.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

So this means if I let my lawn go an extra week, I'll help save the world?

Regards,

D-Ray

Only if you spread copious amounts of manure on it first D.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Only if you spread copious amounts of manure on it first D.

That would not be hard this close to DC and Congress.

[MikeG22]

I find them more intriguing then boring. I watch TED talks on my Roku player all the time and never saw this one. It makes sense that reducing GHG is only a part of reversing what is going on. There is no denying that fossil fuel reduction is extremely important but it's only a piece of the puzzle. Reversing the process is clutch.

[djv8ga]

Originally Posted by MikeG22

I find them more intriguing then boring. I watch TED talks on my Roku player all the time and never saw this one. It makes sense that reducing GHG is only a part of reversing what is going on. There is no denying that fossil fuel reduction is extremely important but it's only a piece of the puzzle. Reversing the process is clutch.

Exactly. It drives me crazy when people talk about this subject because it's become nothing but political B.S. The right claims that we are the only ones trying...that is not true. The Chinese know what the problem is and have been fighting desertification with a vengeance and nobody knows or cares.
Biomass storing and transpiring water, shading the ground to protect top soil, and storing carbon is the simple & only solution.
Too bad it's going to be a tremendous amount of hard work, even with the world on board.

[MikeG22]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

You have to sequester the carbon afterwards, too. I recommend putting the clippings in a plastic bag and sequestering them in a landfill.

I sequester mine in a huge pile behind the shed. Makes great top soil for the next year gardens.

[djv8ga]

I beg, borrow, & steal leaves, wood chips, & coffee grounds. My wife is making the rounds to all of the Starbucks within 10 miles right this minute.
It's hard to get biomass in the desert.

[4-2-7]

In cities any building going up need to plant and maintain the same footprint of trees and plants. Be it on the roof terraces sidewalk within the same general vicinity.