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Managing Carbon Loss
December 3, 2008 — The push for alternative energy has created a large demand for corn stover, a popular feedstock used to produce cellulosic ethanol, but utilizing these materials, rather than using it as compost, ... > full story -
Replacing Corn With Perennial Grasses Improves Carbon Footprint Of Biofuels
December 2, 2008 — Converting forests or fields to biofuel crops can increase or decrease greenhouse gas emissions, depending on where -- and which -- biofuel crops are used, researchers ... > full story -
Global Warming Is Changing Organic Matter In Soil: Atmosphere Could Change As A Result
November 24, 2008 — New research shows that we should be looking to the ground, not the sky, to see where climate change could have its most perilous impact on life on Earth. Scientists have shown that global warming ... > full story -
Model To Measure Soil Health In Bioenergy Era
November 19, 2008 — The loss of soil organic matter due to poor land-management practice threatens farmlands, and while the use for crop residues as feedstock for biomass ethanol and bio-based products increases, these ... > full story -
Global Warming Predictions Are Overestimated, Suggests Study On Black Carbon
November 19, 2008 — A detailed analysis of black carbon -- the residue of burned organic matter -- in computer climate models suggests that those models may be overestimating global warming ... > full story -
New Progress In Soil Ecology
November 6, 2008 — The loss of organic matter is a threat to soil quality. Agricultural soils as well as mountain soils are both at risk; and both function as carbon sinks, and, under the impact of climate warming, ... > full story -
Over-Use Of Organic Fertilizers In Agriculture Could Poison Soils, Study Finds
October 30, 2008 — Excessive doses of organic residues in agricultural fields could be dangerous for plants, invertebrates and micro-organisms living in the soil. This is the finding of a new study that shows that the ... > full story -
Earthworm Activity Can Alter Forests' Carbon-Carrying Capabilities
October 27, 2008 — Earthworms can change the chemical nature of the carbon in North American forest litter and soils, potentially affecting the amount of carbon stored in forests. Scientists want to determine the ... > full story -
Nitrous Oxide Emissions Respond Differently To No-Till Depending On The Soil Type
October 22, 2008 — The practice of no-till has gained in popularity as it creates a soil less prone to erosion and more rich in organic matter, but a new study raises questions about its influence on net greenhouse gas ... > full story -
Substantial Loss Of Carbon, Nitrogen From Burned Soils -- And Connections To Warming Climate
October 16, 2008 — A new study led by the Pacific Northwest Research Station represents the first direct evidence of the toll wildfire can take on forest soil layers. It draws on data from the 2002 Biscuit Fire, which ... > full story
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