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Christine Jones presents at Queensland Landcare Conference

Posted by Peter Donovan 16 years, 8 months ago

Dr Christine Jones keynote presentation at the 2008 Queensland Landcare Conference, "Sustainability by Design", September 22, 2008, at Monto, Queensland, Australia. For more video visit www.qldlandcareconference.com. Camera by Beryl and Cec Bleys, Monto History Centre. Video and Web Production by eco2oh and THINKeEXTENSION.


Rodale Institute on the soil carbon opportunity

Posted by Peter Donovan 16 years, 8 months ago

The Rodale Institute has recently come out with a policy document titled "Regenerative Organic Farming: A Solution to Global Warming."


Methane: ruminant livestock a minor player in atmospheric levels

Posted by Peter Donovan 16 years, 8 months ago

Methane is an important greenhouse gas that contributes to global heating. But methane emissions from ruminant digestion play a minor part in atmospheric methane levels, according to a recent article published on the website of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Animal Production and Health branch.


From the oil age to the soil age

Posted by Peter Donovan 16 years, 8 months ago

A recent PowerPoint presentation by Abe Collins, attached below this article, outlines the soil carbon opportunity, the role of carbon farming, and policy directions to realize the opportunity


James Lovelock on the separation of biological and physical science

Posted by Peter Donovan 16 years, 8 months ago

Lecture to the Royal Society in October 2007 by James Lovelock. "Climate change on a living earth," 65 minutes. Lovelock eloquently depicts the fragmentation of scientific understanding, which makes us unable to grasp global heating or to counter it. "In our hubris, we believe that we can be stewards of the earth long before we understand it."