Malthusian angst is certainly understandable, if not perhaps supportable.
It does not, however, justify eugenics, for that is surely what any effort
at draconian control of population will result in. If uncontrolled human
population growth results in widespread human suffering, so be it. At
least it will be a result fairly bought by free choice.
I prefer to believe in the innate ingenuity and resourcefulness of humans
(like designing, promoting and distributing improved stoves).
Also, the most successful tools in voluntary population control are
prosperity, education and equality of opportunity. The results take two
or three generations to kick in, but they are fairly consistent.
Andrew Parker (Not AJH)
On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:55:15 -0600, Fireside Hearth
<[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Steve,
I spent most of my adult life teaching people how to heat their
homes without smoke coming from the chimney, when I see pictures of
areas where bio char is being made I see horrible air pollution from the
fires, and then I see trucks burning tons of gas/diesel to move this
product long distances and sold so cheap that it's producers really
don't get paid much at all for all this effort. I am really not even
sure that there is any benefit which has been proven yet. If indeed
there is a benefit to our food cycle, then there must also be a way of
accomplishing this end without what looks like so much waste and
pollution of air, land, and water. I am beginning to think that the only
answer is negative population growth......sterilize everyone at birth,
and remove a good portion of the overall population.....but where would
they go?
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:48:21 +0100
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Stoves] High mass space heating options Re: Rocket Stove
for the PLACE
On 11 October 2011 04:12, Fireside Hearth
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hello Alex.....
So I guess maybe I am interested in learning about how char is made
now and just maybe I might think of ways to make it with less
environmental down sides. Any further info would be great, Thanks for
your time.
I think you need to be more specific about how you think that using all
the energy from the rest of the material in a clean way makes the
resulting carbon residue have downsides ? The carbon residue is
sequestered carbon, ready to be put back into the plant cycle.
Slash/burn isn't designed to make char, its designed to clear land.
Steve
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