what about the carbon based "dirt" made of the remnants of glycerine and cellulose that stas in the soil? coal is just compressed peat, oil is dissolved and heat treated plant and animal remains (which BTW used to be "dirt") even the small amounts that do stay on the ground represent a net reduction in atmospheric carbon. to gassify all the carbon in even one plant would require a level of energy and efficiency that no force, man or nature could hope to attain. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 8:19 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Hello and Question
>> Joe and others >> Sorry for double posts ..... my computer is playing tricks on me. > > No problem Tom, and thanks so much for the very informative explanation. > I > finally got it with your last post - seems like the answer is that crops > end > up releasing their CO2 into the atmosphere one way or the other, either > through decomposition, animals metabolising it, or it burning in a 2006 > Volkswagon Jetta TDI, and that this is a natural "short term cycle" CO2 > progression, which is largely a self-renewing/self-regulating cycle as > opposed to the introduction of CO2 from fossil fuels. > > Thanks a million, I'm more convinced than ever that BD is something to get > behind for the medium-term future, until superior fuels can be developed > and > made practical. > > Best, > > Joe j > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/360 - Release Date: 6/9/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/360 - Release Date: 6/9/2006 _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
