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Clean Coal, Forest Biofuel and Other Fairy Tales The history of global heating has largely been written by coal and forest loss, now wrongly hailed as climate change solutions Earth Meanders by Dr. Glen Barry http://earthmeanders.blogspot.com/ January 21, 2006 Two of the biggest, most dangerous lies being promoted in response to global warming are that clean coal exists and the world's forests are adequate to provide biofuel. Dirty coal and industrial forest harvest for energy only accelerates the root causes of looming Doomsday for the Earth - that is destruction of the biosphere's atmospheric and terrestrial ecosystems. Coal burning and forest loss have been the leading culprit in climate change to date, and should their continued use at any scale be pursued as the solution to climate change and energy security, it will prove the death-knell for the Planet. We need less fossil fuel use and more forest regeneration, not the reverse. The myth of "Clean Coal" is pernicious nonsense, as promised carbon sequestration technologies remain unproven, are not likely to be pursued at any scale anytime soon and are primarily used to put off limits on burning coal. Coal is cheap, plentiful and dirty. Carbon emissions from burning coal have been the leading cause of global warming. The world's coal reserves hold some 3500 gigatonne of carbon, compared to the atmosphere currently holding around 800 gigatonne (600 gigatonne before the industrial revolution). If this coal is burnt and carbon vented into the atmosphere the planet will be several times past the concentration of carbon dioxide considered able to be adapted to safely. China is opening another coal plant every 7 to 10 days. The U.S. coal industry is rushing to build some 150 new plants before mandatory carbon caps, carbon taxes or carbon sequestration are put in place. Each of these new dirty coal plants uses the oldest of technologies, locking the world's two greatest polluters into dirty coal for at least 50 more years. I know of no plans to make carbon sequestration mandatory any time soon for new coal plants. It will be at least 10 years before we know if geosequestration even works. Carbon capture and storage is expensive, increasing the costs of power generation by 40 to 80%. Despite all the promises of coal gasification and carbon sequestration, it may never be possible to produce energy from coal without atmospheric carbon emissions. Could it be that carbon sequestration like the hydrogen automobile is a red-herring to allow the fossil fuel industries to squeeze every last drop of profit from the Planet before being forced to stop? In the world of nine billion consumers to come, with the condition of the atmosphere in such tatters, the majority of the world's filthy coal reserves must be left in the ground as we transition exclusively to clean renewable energy alternatives. Many herald the promise of converting woody biomass - primarily forest "waste" such as sawdust, forest thinning, and agriculture residues such as straw - into cellulosic ethanol as a source of biofuel. Cellulosic ethanol technology uses enzymes to break down the woody bits of plant cellulose. The fact that woody materials may provide for more energy than corn or soy based ethanol does not in itself justify large-scale establishment of such an industry. Just as hasty efforts to promote corn ethanol have lead to sharp price increases for corn worldwide, production of biofuel from forest and agricultural "waste" will have grave unintended consequences. The world's forests have been hammered for millennia; and are barely able to continue providing ecosystem services of cycling of nutrients, energy and water while providing for traditional wood products. Removal of forest biomass and agricultural residues from natural ecosystems and human agro-ecosystems at the industrial scale envisioned will be yet one more massive drain upon the Earth's net primary productivity. The woody forest "waste" materials to be used; including forest slash, thinning, bark and sawdust are the nutrient materials that new forests depend upon. Surely woody biomass requirements will be met by vast plantations of genetically modified fiber bearing plants and/or by encroaching into regenerating forests and land used to grow food. A large biofuel industry based upon ethanol from cellulose will lead to greater deforestation, forest diminishment and degradation of agricultural lands. Ancient forests will replaced to grow genetically modified crops in plantations, regenerating secondary forests will be logged into further decline, and land use will shift from food to fiber even as soils become more degraded. One must only look at oil palm in Asia, sugar cane and soya in Brazil and corn in the U.S. to see this is true. To presume that the massive energy needs of the world can be met by already overworked and still diminishing forest and agricultural ecosystems is true folly. Al Gore, self-appointed alpha Earth savior, and most of the environmental mainstream, are on record as talking about the future promise of clean coal and forest biofuel technologies; just another reminder of the extent to which the mainstream environmental movement has neither diagnosed the seriousness of the global biosphere's condition nor presented solutions adequate to sufficiently address ecocide in a timely manner without making things worse. Energy and climate solutions that increase pressures upon the biosphere are no help at all. Humanity has shown little inclination or ability to properly scale their activities to not undermine and destroy natural capital. Perhaps limited coal could be burnt and its carbon buried to tool the necessary renewable energy capital including solar and wind equipment. And perhaps communities can take the increment from forests and farmlands of woody biomass that does not reduce natural and agro ecosystem productivity. But this is not what is being proposed. Clean coal and cellulosic ethanol technologies are being envisioned at industrial scales adequate to meet the world's current and surging energy needs, in order that more fundamental changes in energy efficiency, energy conservation and sustainable lifestyles are averted. Will humanity accept no limits upon its actions, particularly limiting its population, consumption and energy use; in order to ensure the biosphere continues functioning? The way forward in renewable energy is to harvest wind and sunlight. Further, the way forward on climate change policy is to also stress energy conservation and efficiency, and ending deforestation and selective logging in ancient forests. Coal and forest based climate solutions enlarge the scale of the human enterprise when it needs to be shrunk. To think otherwise is to believe in ghosts, monsters and other fairy tales.

haha. no. maybe next time eh?

Here is the keyboard im going to get. http://www.techpowerup.com/img/06-10-03/logitech_dinovo_edge.jpg

If we do a summer one again I will be joining for sure. Ive been slowly getting myself mentally prepared for some serious diet and excercise. By the summer I should be more than ready to go. I just recently went 4 days straight eating nothing but vega meal replacer 3 times a day.

I support this 100%. haha

Looks good weve them sorta buy us too, I might have to go try that!

Personally I play inital D alot. Or any japanese drift racing themed game.

I wouldnt mind paying to get in if need be, but hey free would be nice too. Also I wouldnt mind using my car to drive up there, its quite new, rather reliable and very good gas milage. I would just hope to get money for gas, and people to car pool that can share some of the driving responsibility. Let me know!

They better have a stretcher ready by ringside for that one!

you most def. should look into it. I will try and research it a little for you. But as you can see from that other forum it is a very very nice addition to any forum when you can just insert an entire web page into a thread.

Oh im very aware, but I dont think I came off any worse than anyone else ya know?

Hell YEAH BABY! Because now I'll have to put a controller where my mouth is..or sumthin LOL Seriously, I've planned a trip overseas anyways, and it wouldn't hurt to bring some of them hazardous bad name balls with me for everyone to enjoy (or not..) tony Hawk's skater games are hellafun (maybe because I used to do aggro skating myself ehm.) but I have to say - my all time fav is: Duke Nukem. Ain't no man like the Duke. I'm STILL waiting for Duke Nukem Forever and I'm getting TIRED of it! DAMN YOU 3D realms. DAMN YOU! Let's start a new topic: Which actor would YOU like to see as Duke Nukem on the white screen? Duke Nukem eh? That is absolutely amazing <3

Ive wanted to do this Portland since I got here. I think it would do extremely well. If anyone is looking to be partners let me know!

Its quite nice to be able to just post an entire webpage into a forum thread. If youre wondering what I mean check this out for an example. http://www.subfighter.com/ftopict-46541.html

I would be more than happy to volunteer some of my time Robert. Just let me know if its a for sure thing, I have to request work off 3 weeks in advance !

I would love to go! we should get a group and car pool!

LOL

I work 1-10

Some more Portland Snow PICS. Sorry about the lackluster quality, I took all these with my blackberry pearl. http://a883.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/37/l_adb6b3900111d390265d4c8e54653a22.jpg http://a852.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/40/l_7b50236cde122e592ff19a57ca425b13.jpg http://a97.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/25/l_4231cbce3866edd7d23a5cd63be0ae70.jpg http://a962.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/38/l_f79c1ad11ef71b77393f8fa3100d7911.jpg http://a551.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/37/l_a875f5b75b77a0a558c55f764420929e.jpg http://a868.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/36/l_258f43f5ee6876320104254923d01a4b.jpg http://a559.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/7/l_76f65ce56d37d6578ff2c01bd240af16.jpg http://a682.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/16/l_0038bdc45d076d32041fe68cd8617cd9.jpg http://a704.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/13/l_ce5f2286fa427f043d870833622ae587.jpg

Tony Hawk Pro Skater. I own that shit.

Hahaha. he has actually started deleting the posts I made on the thread. Some of them are still there but probably not for long.

check this out here. Specifically page 4,5 and 6 http://forum.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=messageboard.viewThread&entryID=29744405&groupID=100016527&adTopicID=26&Mytoken=5EB972B2-5BB6-4AD5-9A2922D833C870011824308 I sent the moderator a message because I was pissed and this is the reply I recieved. ----------------- Original Message ----------------- From: XECO-DEFENSEX Date: Jan 18, 2007 7:59 PM you ban me because you didnt like what I had to say. very interesting in deed. You know Mr. Dictator I can report behavior like this and have you removed as group moderator dont ya? ----------------- Original Message ----------------- From: Alex Date: Jan 18, 2007 5:09 PM no i banned you because a) you insulted me i never called you any names b) i said to keep the topic RELEVANT to jeff monson and you start going off on tangents about marxism. its my group, what are you going to report? i banned you with very vaild reasons. go cry in your soy milk ----------------- Original Message ----------------- From: XECO-DEFENSEX Date: Jan 18, 2007 8:16 PM I insulted you with my sarcasm and by being a little bit of a smart ass? Wow, I didnt know you were so sensitive. I thought it was all in good fun but clearly you couldnt handle it. My posts were very much relevant to the points you were bringing up within the context of the thread. Also im pretty these comments qualify as insults BRO! But hey I never got my panties in a wad like yourself. "you have zero credibility" "you're an ass" "Mr. Rainbow Warrior" "eco princes" 'and thus the rainbow warrior abused his privileges by acting like a jackass and trying to insult the moderator with pointless debate. the almighty dictator of the group, not amused by a vegan communist revolution his group, decided to banish said eco princess aka mental midget back to the land of grass eating college hippie know-it-alls forever. Hooray!" "you're a lazy college know-it-all hippie" Hmm I called you smarty pants, and I called you a jack ass AFTER you called me an "ass" clearly you didnt like what I had to say. ---------------------original message-------------- From: Alex Date: Jan 18, 2007 5:17 PM go chain yourself to a tree I really cant believe people sometimes.

The Ultimate Fighter 5: Three Possible Cast Members Revealed Joe LauzonThe following update for the The Ultimate Fighter 5 got pushed side because of yesterday’s flurry of news. Anyway it appears three new cast members for the new season of the UFC’s and Spike TV’s reality series have been revealed. The show, which debuts April 5, will feature 16 155-pound fighters vying for a UFC contract and other perks. UFC veterans Jens Pulver and B.J. Penn will coach the lightweights. And according to MMAWeekly.com, that group of hopefuls will include Matt Wilman, Dan Lauzon and Nathan Diaz. (Last month, I mentioned that Dwayne Shelton may also be a cast member.) At one time, the buzz was that the show would feature eight newcomers and eight veterans. It can’t be confirmed if that’s still the case, but according to the good folks at UFCmania.com, it appears anyone with less than two UFC fights was eligible to become a cast member. The three rumored fighters we just mentioned all fit the bill: * Matt Wiman (6-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), 23, fought primarily in the Oklahoma-cased Extreme Fighting League before making his debut at UFC 60. There, he suffered a brutal second-round KO via flying knee, which was delivered by Spencer Fisher. Wiman, however, accepted the fight with just nine days’ notice, so it’s nice to see him get a second chance with the UFC. He first trained with UFC veteran Mikey Burnett and now holds a blue belt in jiu-jitsu. * Dan Lauzon (3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), 18, also lost to Spencer Fisher in his only UFC bout (UFC 64). The younger brother of UFC fighter Joe Lauzon (he’s the guy who upset Jens Pulver at UFC 63) is the youngest fighter ever to appear in a UFC event. Prior to his UFC debut, he scored three consecutive submission victories via choke. * Nathan Diaz (5-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), 21, is the younger brother of UFC veteran Nick Diaz and a frequent participant in the World Extreme Cagefighting events. I’ve seen his height listed from 5-8 to 6-1, and regardless, he’s a pretty big 155-pounder. The Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu fighter lost to UFC veteran Hermes Franca in his most recent fight (WEC 24) The series’ live finale is expected to take place June 23 and will feature a main event of Penn vs. Pulver. The fighters met once before, at UFC 35 in January 2002, with Pulver winning a razor-thing majority decision. The first episode of The Ultimate Fighter 5 will be preceeded by UFC Fight Night 9. This entry was posted on Thursday, January 18th, 2007 at 11:45 am and is filed under B.J. Penn, Jens Pulver, The Ultimate Fighter 5, Dwayne Shelton, Matt Wiman, Dan Lauzon, Nathan Diaz. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

I eat a lot of crap to be honest! But I really only buy Organic except when its not available.