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Old 09-16-2013, 12:50 AM   #937 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Arragonis
Again who decides who dies ? And by what right ?
Perhaps your familair with the American television series Mystry Science Theater 3000?
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Originally Posted by MST3K
Joel: What do you want for Christmas, Crow?

Crow T. Robot: I wanna decide who lives and who dies!
Occasionally6 -- Reminds me of someone recently who asserted if you put an efficient engine in an old car, suddenly your responsible for the emissions of the original drivetrain. It wasn't you was it?

Why is Biochar carrying Coal's baggage? Isn't it more a situation where as soon as the production of biochar exceeds the rate of coal burning, a corner has been turned?

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The digging up part has to be stopped before the biochar can be effective.
Agreed, there.

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You have it in your head that a comfortable standard of living cannot be provided without burning fossil fuels, or in any other way than it is currently achieved. Not so. The technology exists and the direct economic cost of doing so is reasonable and affordable. The problem is the political will to do it.
There too.