Farming carbon
Tags: SOILS -- Carbon content; CARBON offsetting; AGRICULTURE; GREENHOUSE gases
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- BUILDING CARBON CREDITS WITH BIOSOLIDS RECYCLING. Brown, Sally; Leonard, Peggy // BioCycle;Sep2004, Vol. 45 Issue 9, p25
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- Oklahoma Carbon Initiative reaches 50 thousand acres. // Southwest Farm Press;1/5/2012, Vol. 39 Issue 1, p28
The article reports that over 50,000 acres of rand and farm land in Oklahoma has been entered in a voluntary program which gives landowners good natural resource condition that isolates carbon in the soil which furnishing extra conservation benefits.
- Long-term Soil Organic Carbon and Crop Yield Dynamics on Cropland in Hilly and Gully Areas of Loess Plateau. Liang, Y. L.; Chen, C.; Xue, Q.; Lin, X. J.; Peng, Q. // Journal of Agronomy;2011, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p40
Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) is one of the key factors affect agricultural production, nutrient availability, soil stability and the flux of greenhouse gases. The comparison of simulated and observed data of SOC and yields for the period 1 998-2008 were conducted in hilly and gully areas of loess...
- Optimal Fire Regimes for Soil Carbon Storage in Tropical Savannas of Northern Australia. Richards, Anna E.; Cook, Garry D.; Lynch, Brian T. // Ecosystems;Apr2011, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p503
Modification of fire regimes in tropical savannas can have significant impacts on the global carbon (C) cycle, and therefore, on the climate system. In Australian tropical savannas, there has been recent, large-scale implementation of fire management that aims to decrease Kyoto-compliant non-CO...
- Influence of soil C, NO and fuel use on GHG mitigation with no-till adoption. Antle, John; Ogle, Stephen // Climatic Change;Apr2012, Vol. 111 Issue 3/4, p609
Previous research has demonstrated that soil carbon sequestration through adoption of conservation tillage can be economically profitable depending on the value of a carbon offset in a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions market. However adoption of conservation tillage also influences two other...
- Direct distraction: the Liberal's 'cure' for climate change. Clarke, Renfrey // Green Left Weekly;9/28/2011, Issue 897, p11
In this article the author discusses the emissions reduction plan of the Liberal Coalition in Australia that will address climate change. He mentions that the plan places no sanctions on existing greenhouse emissions and promises to provide grant money to those who will cut their emissions. An...
- CARBON TAXATION VERSUS EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEMES? SHEEHAN, JOHN // Deakin Law Review;2010, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p99
The article focuses on carbon tax and emission trading scheme (ETS). It mentions that carbon tax and ETS are two laws which have been implemented in Australia in order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. It reports that with the carbon tax the industries are looking for emission free...
- GRACEnet. O'Brien, Dennis // Agricultural Research;Nov2009, Vol. 57 Issue 10, p4
The article focuses on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction through Agricultural Carbon Enhancement Network (GRACEnet), a program created by the U.S. Agriculture Research Service (ARS). GRACEnet aims to create a national database on greenhouse gas flux and soil carbon storage, regional and national...
- CO2--Trapping Soils. // Vegetarian Times;Sep2008, Issue 361, p20
The article reports on a research by the Waste Management & Research which revealed that soils with organic fertilizers added, such as from composting, may serve as carbon sinks and help lessen greenhouse gas emissions. The research showed that soils treated with organic fertilizers had higher...
