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How the dirt below our feet can save us from extinction

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Author:   Albert K. Bates
Publisher:   New Society Publishers
Imprint:   New Society Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9780865716773

ISBN 10:   0865716773
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   01 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Acknowledgments Foreword by Dr. Vandana Shiva Introduction BOOK I: Losing the Recipe Chapter 1: The Roots of a Predicament Chapter 2: Sombroek's Vision Chapter 3: Conquistadors Chapter 4: El Dorado Chapter 5: The Great White Way Chapter 6: The View from the Bluff Chapter 7: Confederados Chapter 8: Hartt's Breakthrough Chapter 9: City Z BOOK II: Agriculture and Climate Chapter 10: Making Sand Chapter 11: The Moldboard Chapter 12: Changing the Paradigm Chapter 13: The Amazon and the Ice Age Chapter 14: Predicting Climate's Meander BOOK III: Capturing Carbon Chapter 15: Carbon Farming Chapter 16: Understanding Soil Chapter 17: The Soil Food Web Chapter 18: The Role of Ruminants Chapter 19: Compost Chapter 20: Tea Craft and Designer Biochar Chapter 21: From Biochar to Terra Preta Chapter 22: Making Charcoal Chapter 23: Stove Wars BOOK IV: Gardening the Earth Chapter 24: Milpas Chapter 25: Chinampas Chapter 26: Trees Chapter 27: The Power of Youth Chapter 28: Greening the Desert Chapter 29: Sahara Forest Chapter 30: Drey's Challenge BOOK V: At the Turning Point Chapter 31: The Biochar Critique Chapter 32: Carbon Trading Chapter 33: The International Biochar Initiative Chapter 34: Permaculture Marines Chapter 35: Carbon-Negative Communities Notes Index About the Author

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May 2011 CHOICE<br>The basic premise of this book is that the carbon cycle must be balanced for a healthy planet. To prove this idea, Bates, an instructor and writer ( Climate in Crisis, 1990; The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook, 2006), claims that when ancient Amazonian civilizations collapsed, rain forests engulfed the cities and roads. Archaeologists and historians are still puzzled about the reasons for the demise of these Amazonian empires. Bates asserts that starting around the ninth century, Europe began growing colder due to massive sequestering of carbon from the atmosphere by these new immense Amazonian forests. He examines several techniques for combating global warming, such as using biochar and less destructive tilling techniques, and restraining global corporations that manufacture synthetic fertilizers and genetically modified seed stocks. The author also recommends massive tree planting and a change in cultural attitudes about how humans manage Earth's

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Albert Bates was a delegate to the Copenhagen climate conference, trying to point the world back towards a stable atmosphere using soils and trees. His books include Climate in Crisis and The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook. Working with the Global Ecovillage Network he has taught appropriate technology, natural building and permaculture to students from more than sixty nations.

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