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NRDC Assesses Biochar – Says High Hopes For Carbon Storage Premature

photo: Soil Science / Creative Commons There’s been lots of back and forth in the past year on biochar , ranging from research showing it has huge potential for absorbing carbon emissions on one side, to uncertainty about its potential, to outright hostility towards the enthusiasm shown towards it–and all from people with good environmental credentials. A new report fr… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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NRDC Assesses Biochar – Says High Hopes For Carbon Storage Premature

Laser and Satellite Technology Maps How Much Carbon the Amazon Rainforests Can Hold

Photo via alextorrenegra While we know that deforestation means a loss of carbon storage , it’s difficult to quantify just how much carbon can still be stored in what is left of the Amazon rainforest. Standing in the way is both practicality issues (each tree trunk must be measured to estimate its stored carbon) and the cost of accurate accounting. But, ecologist Greg Asner and a team of scientists from the Carnegie Ins… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Laser and Satellite Technology Maps How Much Carbon the Amazon Rainforests Can Hold