A very good interview here in Grist with Barack's energy advisor. Finally the source of confusion is loccated, excellent work by Dave Roberts of Grist, yet again! This guy talks like a computer. Reeling off complex language in theory laden terminology. Photographic memory is wonderful, but it doesn't help one's judgememt or understanding.   more »

Yes, the process of turning cellulose into charcoal and burning the wood gas for energy as a carbon neutral energy source is rendered defunct by this new study mentioned in Grist. Well don't worry about the failure of biochar to live up to sequestration expectations (but where is that nasty engineer-poet so I can say I told you biogas was better?). Biogas (from manure, garbage, and biomass waste) still offsets 20 times the effective GHG that it emits when burned.   more »