Dennis Gerasimov on wed 14 oct 09
Lee Love wrote:
> . If you grow wood specifically for the purpose of fuel, you end up
> taking a net 2/3rds carbon out of the air for every tree grown and
> then burnt for fuel.
Hi Lee,
I am all for biofuels, and wood in particular, but I am not following
your math. How can the process actually sequester any CO2 if all biomass
is burnt? Roots in the ground? But roots rot and produce same amount of
CO2 anyway, just slower and with 0 net use to us (humans).
Speaking of wood as fuel, I have been searching for dual fuel hot water
indoor boiler (wood and natural gas) to replace my ageing gas only
boiler, and cannot find any. There are plenty of oil and wood, and one
forced air model, and some outdoor units, but nothing that matches my
combo. Anyone knows of such a beast?
Dennis
Lee Love on wed 14 oct 09
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Dennis Gerasimov wro=
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> Lee Love wrote:
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>> . =3DA0If you grow wood specifically for the purpose of fuel, you end up
2/3rds of the tree is not burnt. In college botany 101, they explain
that a large part of a tree's mass is underground. That, along with
the leaves, bark, and small branches left in the woods is released
slowly. Some might end up as petrochemicals in the future.
Check this link out: http://www.treepower.org/globalwarmingresearch.html
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land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
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Lee Love on wed 14 oct 09
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Dennis Gerasimov wro=
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te:
> Speaking of wood as fuel, I have been searching for dual fuel hot water
> indoor boiler (wood and natural gas) to replace my ageing gas only boiler=
=3D
,
> and cannot find any. There are plenty of oil and wood, and one forced air
> model, and some outdoor units, but nothing that matches my combo. Anyone
> knows of such a beast?
Remember, if you burn wood not specifically raised for fuel (like
scrap wood), you aren't sequestering as much as if you were growing
that wood specifically for fuel. The data is available if you know to
look for it.
--
Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Ta tIr na n-=3DF3g ar chul an tI=3D97tIr dlainn trina ch=3DE9ile"=3D97tha=
t is, "T=3D
he
land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
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