Ah, yes, that was a little tongue-in-cheek. As a little back-story, I occasionally work with Dr. John Latham to acquire funding for cloud brightening techniques....so, yes, I personally am aware of the scary proposition of business as usual! And I do know, for a fact, that there *are* some Senators that this has occurred to as well. Some. OK, a few. So that's why we are all here, doing the work that we do.
Thanks to all of you for that work. Cheers, Lopa Lopa Brunjes Executive VP Biochar Engineering Corporation San Francisco Office w: 415.920.9151 c: 415.342.8692 www.biocharengineering.com www.biocharsystems.com http://biocharfactor.wordpress.com *** Email does not always convey a message well. Please call me if you have questions or need further clarification. [ http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb06/egos.html ]*** Get Connected: [image: Linkedin]<http://www.linkedin.com/in/lopabrunjes%20%20>[image: Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/lopa.brunjes>[image: Twitter]<http://twitter.com/lopabrunjes> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:34 AM, John Nissen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Lopa, > > Re "the scary world of climate intervention techniques", the world of > "business as usual", without intervention, is far scarier - it could take us > all out. I wonder if this has occurred to any of the Senators. > > Cheers, > > John > > > > Lopa Brunjes wrote: > >> Hi Biochar Supporters, >> >> I was alerted to some recent discussions on biochar within this group, >> and was told it would be pertinent to post this here. Please do us >> all a favor and call your Senators! >> >> As we all know, biochar can be considered to sit in the "in-between" >> zone, beween "normal green technology" and "the scary world of climate >> intervention techniques". If biochar makes it into the public sphere, >> I do believe it would be a great step in the direction of encouraging >> thorough and proper geo-engineering research. >> >> >> As some of you may already know, we are on the verge of a great >> biochar victory! Last week, a biochar bill was introduced into the >> Senate, entitled the Water Efficiency via Carbon Harvesting and >> Restoration (WECHAR) Act of 2009. It was introduced by Senator Harry >> Reid of Nevada, with four cosponsors, including Senators Max Baucus >> and John Tester of Montana, Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, and Senator >> Tom Udall of New Mexico. The bill includes project development, loan >> guarantees, a biomass availability assessment, and research grants, >> and focuses largely on forest fuel load reduction and invasive species >> mitigation with . The full text of the bill and a summary can be >> found here: >> >> http://www.biochar-international.org/policy/unitedstates >> >> This bill was made possible in large part to the tireless work of the >> International Biochar Initiative. However, all of our efforts have a >> common purpose and each of our efforts contributes, in ways seen and >> unseen, to that goal. >> >> However, we are not all the way there yet, and hence, I am writing you >> urging you to take action. Please, as soon as you read this email, >> pick up the phone immediately and call your Senators to tell them that >> you support WECHAR and want them to support it, too. It's a simple, >> short call, and will only take a minute or two. You can find out who >> your Senators are and their contact info here: >> >> >> http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=CA >> >> >> If you want to take further action, please send an email requesting >> that your friends, family, and colleagues do the same as well. Now is >> the time to reel in your social capital! Let's see if we can get this >> to go viral. If the Senate's phones and ears are ringing with the >> word "biochar," and they have the sense that the public wants this, >> they are far more likely to say "yes" when it is time to vote. >> >> If this bill passes, it will be a massive boon to biochar! Your time >> in doing this could reap great rewards for us, the U.S., and the whole >> planet. Don't delay, and don't be shy! Just make the call now, and >> don't have it hanging over your head. If you can't do it now, set an >> alarm for yourself so you don't forget. Time is of the essence! >> >> >> Thanks, everyone, >> >> Lopa >> >> >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
