[TheForge] eucalyptus charcoal

[mrscherm at aol.com]

and she swallowed the dog to catch the cat, she swallowed the cat to 
catch the mouse........do-dah, do-dah

-----Original Message-----
From: David E. Smucker <davesmucker at hotmail.com>
To: Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:36:58 -0400
Subject: Re: [TheForge] eucalyptus charcoal

You miss the point Bruce that Biomass fuels are considered CO2 neutral 
because they consume what they generate. Versus the use of coal or oil 
that taken from the ground then adds to the total "free" CO2. Trees 
generate CO2 whether they are burned or decay -- same amount give or 
take -- but then new growth uses this CO2 for a net sum of zero. (I 
know that coal and oil used CO2 when it was being formed but that was 
millions of years ago.) 
 
Dave 
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Freeman" 
<FREEMAB at pt.fdah.com> 
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 2:57 PM 
Subject: Re: [TheForge] eucalyptus charcoal 
 
Hmmm, 
 
Cabon dioxide make the trees grow. Trees are cut down and burned, 
ultimately, to carbon dioxide. So where does this excess carbon dioxide 
go - tree roots? 
 
Bruce 
NJ 
 
>>> schade at acegroup.cc 8/18/2005 10:13:38 AM >>> 
CVRD and NUCOR Announce Pig Iron Project 
 
<snip> 
 
"The use of a cultivated forest to produce charcoal allows for an 
environmentally friendly approach to pig iron production since the 
forest will consume more carbon dioxide than will be emitted by the 
mini-blast furnaces." stated Dan DiMicco, NUCOR Vice Chairman, 
President and CEO. 
 
<snip> 
 
 
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