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The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate Change (Sustainable Agriculture)
Albert K. Bates
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Description for The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate Change (Sustainable Agriculture)
Paperback. Conventional agriculture destroys our soils, pollutes our water and is a major contributor to climate change. What if our agricultural practices could stabilise, or even reverse these trends? This book explores the dual function of biochar as a carbon-negative energy source and a potent soil-builder. Num Pages: 210 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: TVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Conventional agriculture destroys our soils, pollutes our water and is a major contributor to climate change. What if our agricultural practices could stabilise, or even reverse these trends? This book 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 ... Read more
Conventional agriculture destroys our soils, pollutes our water and is a major contributor to climate change. What if our agricultural practices could stabilise, or even reverse these trends? This book 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Number of pages
210
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Gabriola Island, United States
ISBN
9780865716773
SKU
V9780865716773
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99-15
About Albert K. Bates
Albert Bates was a delegate to the Copenhagen climate conference, trying to point the world back towards a stable atmosphere using soils and trees. His books include Climate in Crisis and The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook. Working with the Global Ecovillage Network he has taught appropriate technology, natural building and permaculture to students from more than sixty nations. ... Read more
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