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Political Awareness & Action – The Waxman-Markley Bill

2009/05/30Sustainability Summit May '09

Scribe: Rob Fortier     Convener: Cathy Strickler    Location: Old Dominion Coffee Co.    Time: 12:15pm
Attendees: Laura Dansby, Jeff Tang, Nancy Beall, Rob Sinclair

Summary of the highlights of the bill from the Environmental Defense Fund (www.edf.org), and reviewed talking points drafted by the Sierra Club (www.clubhouse.sierraclub.org).

Discussed ways to strengthen the bill, and ways communicate interest in the bill to our elected officials, including writing post cards.

Its very important to contact your congressman and senators right now to strengthen this bill, because big coal and oil have weakened it in its current form.

What is important to focus on:

1)    You want the strongest bill that will meet the science of the issue
2)    Don’t give away carbon credits to oil & coal companies.  They should pay for their pollution.
3)    Emphasize how important this issue is to you, and why!  Think about children, the earth.  It’s a survival issues, a national defense issue.

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  1. #2  Erich J. Knight

    Carbon to the Soil, the only ubiquitous and economic place to put it.

    Modern Pyrolysis of biomass is a process for Carbon Negative Bio fuels, massive Carbon sequestration,10X Lower Methane & N2O soil emissions, and 3X Fertility Too.
    Every 1 ton of Biomass yields 1/3 ton Charcoal for soil Sequestration, Bio-Gas & Bio-oil fuels, so is a totally virtuous, carbon negative energy cycle.

    This is what I try to get across to Farmers, as to how I feel about the act of returning carbon to the soil. An act of pertinence and thankfulness for the civilization we have created. Farmers are the Soil Sink Bankers, once carbon has a price, they will be laughing all the way to it.

    NASA’s Dr. James Hansen Global warming solutions paper and letter to the G-8 conference, placing Biochar / Land management the central technology for carbon negative energy systems.
    arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/pa…

    The Soil Carbon Sequestration Standards Committee.
    Hosted by Monsanto, this group of diverse interests has been hammering out issues of definition, validation and protocol. The past week, this group have been pressing soil sequestration’s roll for climate legislation to congress.
    http://www.novecta.com/docume...

    Along these lines internationally, the work of the IBI fostering the application by 13 countries for UN recognition of soil carbon as a sink with biochar as a clean development mechanism will open the door for programs across the globe.
    http://www.biochar-internatio….

    Reports:
    This new Congressional Research Service report (by analyst Kelsi Bracmort) is the best short summary I have seen so far – both technical and policy oriented.
    assets.opencrs.com/rpt… .

    This is the single most comprehensive report to date, covering more of the Asian and Australian work;
    http://www.csiro.au/files/fil...

    Given the current “Crisis” atmosphere concerning energy, soil sustainability, food vs. Biofuels, and Climate Change what other subject addresses them all?

    Biochar data base; TP-REPP
    terrapreta.bioenergyli…

    09/05/31 20:46

  2. #1  Erich J. Knight

    Also mention to your representatives the work of these groups to get farmers carbon credit for their good work.
    A Poor farmer grows weeds,
    A Fair farmer grows crops,
    A Good farmer grows Soil.

    Soil Carbon Sequestration Standards Committee. Hosted by Monsanto, this group of diverse interests has been hammering out issues of definition, validation and protocol. The past week, this group have been pressing soil sequestration’s roll for climate legislation to congress.
    http://www.novecta.com/documents/Carbon-Standard.pdf

    Along these lines internationally, the work of the International Biochar Intuitive (IBI), fostering the application by 13 countries for UN recognition of soil carbon as a sink with biochar as a clean development mechanism will open the door for programs across the globe.
    http://www.biochar-international.org/biocharpolicy.html.

    Carbon to the Soil, the only ubiquitous and economic place to put it.

    For an overview of Biochar read:
    Charles Mann (“1491″) in the Sept. National Geographic has a wonderful soils article which places Terra Preta / Biochar soils center stage.
    http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/soil/mann-text

    09/05/30 20:21

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