PS: Everything that Mack says. Norm needs to get out (into the woods) more. NOM Archived Message Posted by Rhisiart Gwilym on October 5, 2019, 5:50 pm, in reply to "Old, wrong argument. And it says nothing about the sheep. [Sheep? Yes really!] -" Message Thread: | This response ↓ Why Planting Trees Won't Save the Planet - scrabb October 5, 2019, 2:25 pm Yeah, but the planet doesn't neeed 'saving', that would be *us* - mack October 5, 2019, 5:09 pm Re: Yeah, but the planet doesn't neeed 'saving', that would be *us* - scrabb October 5, 2019, 5:50 pm Re: Yeah, but the planet doesn't neeed 'saving', that would be *us* - dereklane October 5, 2019, 6:12 pm Re: Yeah, but the planet doesn't neeed 'saving', that would be *us* - mack October 5, 2019, 8:27 pm For god's sake don't get into 'dark matter/energy' mack! A substanceless willo'thewisp if ever - Rhisiart Gwilym October 5, 2019, 9:21 pm Doesn't matter? - Gerard October 6, 2019, 2:13 pm Old, wrong argument. And it says nothing about the sheep. [Sheep? Yes really!] - - Rhisiart Gwilym October 5, 2019, 5:47 pm PS: Everything that Mack says. Norm needs to get out (into the woods) more. NOM - Rhisiart Gwilym October 5, 2019, 5:50 pm There's something else though - the CAPTURE part of the equation.. - David Macilwain October 6, 2019, 2:39 am Um, its a steady state even without burying ... - Shyaku October 5, 2019, 7:49 pm Apropos, presentation from Allan Savory - - Rhisiart Gwilym October 5, 2019, 8:26 pm And more confirmation from a long-time colleague of Allan, working in Texas - - Rhisiart Gwilym October 5, 2019, 11:25 pm Shy, trees DON'T release 'most of their carbon' back into the air when they die. I speak from direct - Rhisiart Gwilym October 5, 2019, 8:56 pm Back to the question - scrabb October 6, 2019, 1:53 am Re: Back to the question - mack October 6, 2019, 1:27 pm Re: Back to the question - Gerard October 6, 2019, 2:20 pm Yes, point taken ... - Shyaku October 8, 2019, 6:25 am Re: Um, its a steady state even without burying ... - Gerard October 6, 2019, 2:17 pm Apologies to all, but I agree with Dr Gray. Forests are a temporary repository.. - David Macilwain October 6, 2019, 2:07 am What is the result of wooden furniture covered with lacquer or polish - if retained as antiques does - CJ October 6, 2019, 4:30 am What you can know with certainty, CJ, is that until the advent of the Industrial Revolution, the CO2 - Rhisiart Gwilym October 6, 2019, 8:46 am Wooden houses a great start... - David Macilwain October 6, 2019, 12:08 pm Re: Wooden houses a great start... - Ken Waldron October 6, 2019, 12:30 pm Re: Wooden houses a great start... - David Macilwain October 7, 2019, 12:12 am what is the split between fungi and termites (the latter would have been in the "paper"insect number - CJ October 9, 2019, 2:38 pm Sure, as 'temporary' as the forests/grasslands themselves. So let them persist permanently. Where's - Rhisiart Gwilym October 6, 2019, 8:06 am Thanks RG - and very conscious of that... - David Macilwain October 6, 2019, 12:20 pm Re: Thanks RG - and very conscious of that... - dereklane October 6, 2019, 5:58 pm Well, I've planted a couple of dozen horse-chestnut and hawthorn seeds today. Always makes me feel - Rhisiart Gwilym October 6, 2019, 8:34 pm Re: Apologies to all, but I agree with Dr Gray. Forests are a temporary repository.. - Shyaku October 8, 2019, 6:51 am I didn't say that growing forest is the best sequesterer of carbon.. - David Macilwain October 8, 2019, 1:27 pm Re: I didn't say that growing forest is the best sequesterer of carbon.. - dereklane October 8, 2019, 3:14 pm I caught the Pledge yesterday from Skynews ( it's a bit like the plague which only affects the - CJ October 8, 2019, 3:46 pm Burning and planting.. - Shyaku October 9, 2019, 3:23 am   Searching