Which reminds me, isn't there an albedo tradeoff here if white barren land is reforested with dark trees a la Caldeira and Govindaswamy 200__? -Greg
>On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Andrew >Lockley <<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: > > >you can put some concrete or sand in a sharp tip on the bottom, some >fins on the top and you end up with a 'tree cluster bomb'. With the >right shape, mass and soil type, this should do a pretty complete >job of planting a tree. > > [...] > >Please can people write back with critique? > > > >Andrew, > >Catching up with older emails... > >Treehugger blog covered the concept of what they called "seedbomb" >sometime back conceived much like you did with each "bomb" composed >of several capsules that open mid-air. See >images ><http://*www.*treehugger.com/files/2009/05/seedbomb-instills-fear-plants-trees.php>here. > >I'm not a fan of the idea. Since seeds are cheap, for the cost of >one seedbomb, you could perhaps drop hundreds of actual seeds >resulting in much higher probability of plantation per dollar spent. > This could work if done during the rainy season in tropical areas. > >As a kid, I once learnt that our then environment minister (present >parliamentarian and animal rights activist, Maneka Gandhi) used to >air drop seeds during her helicopter rides. Not sure if that's true. > >Manu > > > >-- > >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. -- 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.
