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Rangelands carbon project underway
“The project will include auditing existing business productivity, financial returns and greenhouse gas emissions for the last five years, and an environmental audit of the pastoral leases,” Mr Alchin said.
“A soil and vegetation carbon accounting survey will be carried out across each of the three pastoral businesses.
“Carbon and economic modelling will also be undertaken to examine the most profitable, low-emissions and environmentally sustainable enterprise and management practices for each individual business.”
2Dec2008 | ecofriendly | 0 comments | ContinuedHeat we emit could warm the Earth
Cowern and Ahn’s argument is logical, says Jonathan Gregory, a climate expert at the University of Reading, UK. “Human energy dissipation is currently small compared with other factors, but you can imagine it becoming much bigger.” However, he adds that energy production would need to grow significantly for the effect to kick in. “It’s fair to ask if we could ever produce so much power,” he says.
27Nov2008 | ecofriendly | 0 comments | Continued