Climate Change Coalition

In a 2006 issue of the magazine Science there was an article entitled Carbon-Negative Biofuels from Low-Input High-Diversity Grassland Biomass. Now that’s a mouthful. The article was discussed on NPR’s All Things Considered on December 7, 2006, also, and its an interesting study. Translated to plain English the study states that using prarie grasslands to produce biofuel would consume (sequester) more CO2 in its growing than it releases when burned. That is a “carbon-negative” cycle. Further, these grasses flourish in poor soils and require no help from humans in the process.

Learn more about the fields of renewable energy and climate change. Don’t let the technical nature of the subject deter you. Knowledge is a power source we can all generate and through which we can live healthier and happier lives.

Roger Golden and Dan Manweiler
Think and Do
Series #5

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