Comments on: Going carbon negative http://aavaas.com/2007/10/18/going-carbon-negative/ A Platform for Indian Homemakers Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:25:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Movers and Shakers – 30 November ‘07 | aavaas http://aavaas.com/2007/10/18/going-carbon-negative/comment-page-1/#comment-22514 Movers and Shakers – 30 November ‘07 | aavaas Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:18:52 +0000 http://aavaas.com/?p=202#comment-22514 [...] Going carbon negative [...] [...] Going carbon negative [...]

]]> By: Tracy http://aavaas.com/2007/10/18/going-carbon-negative/comment-page-1/#comment-12504 Tracy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:32:59 +0000 http://aavaas.com/?p=202#comment-12504 Crops - that farmers dig back in or burn without oxygen (activated carbon) Crops – that farmers dig back in or burn without oxygen (activated carbon)

]]> By: Williams http://aavaas.com/2007/10/18/going-carbon-negative/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Williams Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:08:34 +0000 http://aavaas.com/?p=202#comment-343 Hi Mathew Thanks for your comments. Don't think I am attached to trees as carbon offsets in any way. In fact, the article was saying that it might actually be a bad idea even without considering forest fires etc. However I still don't know what we can use instead of trees as carbon offsets. Is there an alternative... Would love to write about it if there is one.. Any clues anyone... Hi Mathew

Thanks for your comments. Don’t think I am attached to trees as carbon offsets in any way. In fact, the article was saying that it might actually be a bad idea even without considering forest fires etc.
However I still don’t know what we can use instead of trees as carbon offsets. Is there an alternative… Would love to write about it if there is one.. Any clues anyone…

]]> By: Aavaas » Switch on to Save http://aavaas.com/2007/10/18/going-carbon-negative/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Aavaas » Switch on to Save Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:05:11 +0000 http://aavaas.com/?p=202#comment-324 [...] Going carbon negative [...] [...] Going carbon negative [...]

]]> By: Karthik http://aavaas.com/2007/10/18/going-carbon-negative/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Karthik Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:33:48 +0000 http://aavaas.com/?p=202#comment-321 I would like to differ here. Forest fires are caused in areas where the trees are dense or there are many trees. In short in forests. Planting of trees near residential areas or in over populated cities, metros hardly qualifies as forest!! And hence I don't see the possiblility of a forest fire. Planting trees in ones neighbourhood can only be beneficial. But a better alternative would be to avoid cutting down what little trees are left near residential areas. I would like to differ here. Forest fires are caused in areas where the trees are dense or there are many trees. In short in forests. Planting of trees near residential areas or in over populated cities, metros hardly qualifies as forest!! And hence I don’t see the possiblility of a forest fire. Planting trees in ones neighbourhood can only be beneficial. But a better alternative would be to avoid cutting down what little trees are left near residential areas.

]]> By: matthew feldman http://aavaas.com/2007/10/18/going-carbon-negative/comment-page-1/#comment-320 matthew feldman Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:23:54 +0000 http://aavaas.com/?p=202#comment-320 Trees are the worst offset project. What happens when there is a forrest fire, your tree releases carbon into the atmosphere. To get the 1 ton number your tree has to live 99 years, when you offset you have to make sure the organization garantees the tree for that long. When tree planting is done in other countries sometimes farmers are removed from the land before trees are planted. The farmers will just cut other trees down and plant their crops there. Carbon offsets are great, please rethink tree planting Trees are the worst offset project. What happens when there is a forrest fire, your tree releases carbon into the atmosphere. To get the 1 ton number your tree has to live 99 years, when you offset you have to make sure the organization garantees the tree for that long. When tree planting is done in other countries sometimes farmers are removed from the land before trees are planted. The farmers will just cut other trees down and plant their crops there. Carbon offsets are great, please rethink tree planting

]]> By: Reva - Maini’s electric car « Aavaas http://aavaas.com/2007/10/18/going-carbon-negative/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Reva - Maini’s electric car « Aavaas Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:35:15 +0000 http://aavaas.com/?p=202#comment-214 [...] was not a long while back that I said in a post here that we Indians are not getting enough options to get into a carbon neutral lifestyle in India [...] [...] was not a long while back that I said in a post here that we Indians are not getting enough options to get into a carbon neutral lifestyle in India [...]

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