[MD] CO2 catcher

[ian glendinning]

Hi Mark, (Steve H mentioned)

As Blake said "A green an pleasant land"

I have no doubt MoQ provides that consistent view that we are all part
of one co-evolved biosphere (one co-evolved cosmos in fact).

If you look at almost any "interest group" forum I think you will find
the topics of the day are sustainability, and turning away from
consumerism and "unfair" global trading as the main source of so many
other issues, and education in one form or another as a major issue
underlying all of these. Of course many scientists believe we've
already blown the sustainability option from our terrestrial
perspective, and see the major priority to find alternative habitable
worlds - but that may just be a plea for space-project funding ;-)

Steve Hannon, pricked our pomposity by suggesting we don't take
ourselves too seriously, but I say we should be asking ourselves what,
other than tending our own garden, making personal choices to "turn
away" from consumerism; what should we be doing specifically with the
MoQ itself.

Regards
Ian

On 2/13/07, Squonkriff at aol.com <Squonkriff at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Hi SA,
> Thanks for that.
> England used to be one large forest with a remarkable biosystem.
> I was thinking we could do with getting back to living in harmony with that
> rather than plaster over it with towns and cities.
> This brings up another aspect of CO2 catching: Population control.
> The Earth can't sustain human proliferation on the scale we are  imposing.
> A shift toward a value centred view of life rather than a capitalist one  has
> never been more desperate.
> I feel the moq supports this position; the biosphere is so fundamental to a
> quality Earth it should be one of our greatest imperatives to live within our
> means.
>
> Love,
> Mark
>
> In a message dated 13/02/2007 02:22:18 GMT Standard Time,
> spiritualadirondack at yahoo.com writes:
>
> [Mark]
> > I hear Richard Branson is offering £10M to  anyone
> > who can invent an effective CO2 catcher?
> > Here's mine:  Trees! And plenty of 'em.
> > May i have my £10M now please?
>
> Great idea, and we'd have to stop cutting them,
> too.   Tree farms would help replenish this raw
> material for humans instead of  whole old growth
> forests where many others creatures live.  Where  just
> invading their home and burning.  Human population  is
> big.  Well, anyways, I don't think having more trees
> is that  easy though.  I think you realize this though.
> Here's one of the lists  with different charts and
> models found at one of the website Poot gave  called
> "IPCC Special Report on Carbon dioxide Capture  and
> Storage".  It is the first group given at the  website.
>
> Here's the  website:
> http://www.ipcc.ch/present/graphics.htm
>
> thanks.
>
> SA
>
>
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