February 27th, 2007
The good that has come out of the bad. New species have been discovered in the Antarctic Ice Shelf that had collapsed over the last 12 years. There are so many discoveries where scientists once could …
October 30th, 2006
So far, the gas hydrate deposits discovered contain high concentrations of methane. Scientists estimate the energy content of gas hydrates to be very significant, with one liter of methane hydrate sol…
October 25th, 2006
Gas Hydrates could be this century's next biggest energy find, as reservoirs of the compound have been spotted, found, and studied all over the world. What is a gas hydrate and why is it such an e…
October 15th, 2006
A few days ago, I wrote a series about Terra Preta and the potential of this new "old technology" to help create carbon sinks that "really" work. Allow me to indulge in writing abo…
September 24th, 2006
I am thankful that I have come to a good ending for Terra Preta soils, the potential it has to offset green house gas emissions, the technology and empirical proof found on the world wide web, and of …
September 24th, 2006
Terra Preta soils are produced when charcoal is produced using the soil. The traditional way of making charcoal from wood involves high-intensity (nearly) anaerobic fires. Wood is piled neatly into ro…
September 23rd, 2006
Professor Johannes Lehmann of Cornell University believes that "The global importance of a bio-char sequestration as a byproduct of the conversion of biomass to bio-fuels is difficult to predict …
September 22nd, 2006
Many scientists have studied the Amazonian dark soils known as the Terra Preta and many have gained amazing knowledge from it such as restoration of degraded or poor soils, improvement of crop yields …
September 19th, 2006
The search for El Dorado, that mythical basin of gold told by Spanish conquistador Francisco de Orellana in 1542 did not yield what Orellana described as a hidden city of gold with a network of farms,…
September 18th, 2006
I would like to thank Erich J. Knight for sending me his opinion on Terra Preta soils which has led me to do my own readings on the subject. I confess that anything related to the soil and agronomy is…