tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post8625141092654189443..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Don't breathe too deeply, and other storiesbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-11494850414833681452014-05-24T16:37:47.061+01:002014-05-24T16:37:47.061+01:00SMH: Air pollution takes its toll on Australian li...SMH: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/air-pollution-takes-toll-on-australian-lives-economy-oecd-report-20140522-38rre.html#ixzz32XQvMurk" rel="nofollow">Air pollution takes its toll on Australian lives, economy: OECD report</a>.<br /><br />"The report shows that between 2005 and 2010, the number of deaths from air pollution in Australia jumped from 882 to 1483, byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-89620091049795589362013-12-23T00:48:01.625+00:002013-12-23T00:48:01.625+00:00Guardian: China to spend $176b clean up bill for a...Guardian: <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/20/china-bill-clean-air-pollution" rel="nofollow">China to spend $176b clean up bill for air pollution</a>. That is just between 2013 and 2017 and to reduce particulate pollution by 10%.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-19425649498321409752013-12-11T00:17:01.767+00:002013-12-11T00:17:01.767+00:00Guardian: Chinese media find silver linings in smo...Guardian: <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/10/chinese-media-silver-linings-smog-haze" rel="nofollow">Chinese media find silver linings in smog clouds</a>. Hard to know whether to take this as inept propaganda or a Chinese journalist with a very dark sense of humour.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-72770414745365538072013-10-16T15:24:45.215+01:002013-10-16T15:24:45.215+01:00Guardian: More than 90% of people in European citi...Guardian: <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/15/european-cities-dangerous-air-pollution" rel="nofollow">More than 90% of people in European cities breathe dangerous air, study finds</a>. <br />Countries have downplayed hazards of air pollution despite evidence that it leads to 430,000 shortened lives a year.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-36617628908909980672013-08-05T00:22:20.785+01:002013-08-05T00:22:20.785+01:00The Conversation: Warming oceans are affecting the...The Conversation: <a href="https://theconversation.com/marine-life-spawns-sooner-as-our-oceans-warm-16654" rel="nofollow">Warming oceans are affecting the breeding patterns and habitat of marine life</a>.<br /><br />"In total, 81% of all changes were consistent with the expected impacts of climate change."byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-21994895167917561222013-07-16T04:41:16.992+01:002013-07-16T04:41:16.992+01:00Guardian: Chinese air pollution reduces life expec...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/chinas-choice/2013/jul/15/china-environment-ministry-embarrassing-pollution" rel="nofollow">Chinese air pollution reduces life expectancy in the north by around five years</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-39368075079319202012013-07-05T01:20:12.270+01:002013-07-05T01:20:12.270+01:00Guardian: Europe must tackle air pollution, warn U...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jul/04/europe-tackle-air-pollution-un" rel="nofollow">Europe must tackle air pollution, warn UN scientists</a>.<br /><br />"Air pollution causes 29,000 early deaths a year in the UK – more than obesity and alcohol combined."<br /><br />"Massachusetts Institute of Technology research earlier this year found car exhaust byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-68824670933533269582013-06-08T12:52:53.386+01:002013-06-08T12:52:53.386+01:00Guardian: China's environmental problems grim,...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/chinas-choice/2013/jun/07/chinas-environmental-problems-grim-ministry-report" rel="nofollow">China's environmental problems grim, according to a new report from China's Ministry of Environmental Protection</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-56497967109725765152013-04-05T16:54:13.901+01:002013-04-05T16:54:13.901+01:00NYT: Air pollution in China kills 1.2 million each...NYT: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/world/asia/air-pollution-linked-to-1-2-million-deaths-in-china.html?_r=1&" rel="nofollow">Air pollution in China kills 1.2 million each year</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-69083528004630130322013-03-08T12:00:11.963+00:002013-03-08T12:00:11.963+00:00Hey Byron,
Allan Savory himself just gave a great...Hey Byron,<br /><br />Allan Savory himself just gave a great TED talk. You should check it out. It's a good basic summary of the principles involved, and there are some great before/after photos towards the end: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_green_the_world_s_deserts_and_reverse_climate_change.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>Brad Belschnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343484861202465030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-74969944157725052152013-02-01T22:46:39.146+00:002013-02-01T22:46:39.146+00:00The Conversation: Limiting Australia's balloon...The Conversation: <a href="http://theconversation.edu.au/limiting-australias-ballooning-coal-exports-is-good-for-the-economy-11828" rel="nofollow">Limiting Australia's ballooning coal exports is good for the economy</a>.<br /><br />Some very interesting number crunching about the effects of the mining boom.Byron Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-10565005842612847222013-01-23T14:50:42.885+00:002013-01-23T14:50:42.885+00:00The Conversation: Air pollution in China.
Guardia...The Conversation: <a href="https://theconversation.edu.au/deadly-air-the-smog-shrouding-chinas-future-11617" rel="nofollow">Air pollution in China</a>.<br /><br />Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/22/new-zealand-cat-lovers-campaign" rel="nofollow">Cats in NZ - call for neutering</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-32636550729544716192013-01-19T16:03:36.361+00:002013-01-19T16:03:36.361+00:00John Vidal: Beijing pollution is the tip of the ur...John Vidal: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2013/jan/17/lethal-air-pollution-asia-cities" rel="nofollow">Beijing pollution is the tip of the urban Asian iceberg</a>. <br /><br />"But go to the hospitals and doctors will tell you that up to 80% of people admitted come with respiratory or other chronic diseases linked to air pollution." [...]<br /><br />"The byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-15169697169799035472013-01-14T11:15:34.729+00:002013-01-14T11:15:34.729+00:00Guardian: Air pollution in Beijing breaks records....Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/13/beijing-breathe-pollution" rel="nofollow">Air pollution in Beijing breaks records</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-41029874375055864642012-12-17T23:43:32.420+00:002012-12-17T23:43:32.420+00:00Guardian: Air pollution is now the 2nd leading cau...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/dec/17/pollution-car-emissions-deaths-china-india" rel="nofollow">Air pollution is now the 2nd leading cause of death globally</a>, killing millions every year.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-45976309055770353702012-12-07T10:42:24.721+00:002012-12-07T10:42:24.721+00:00Guardian: Ash dieback spreads to 291 sites.Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/dec/06/ash-dieback-infection-sites-double" rel="nofollow">Ash dieback spreads to 291 sites</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-6620137376380108262012-12-03T16:34:40.235+00:002012-12-03T16:34:40.235+00:00Thanks - that's all very helpful. Thanks in pa...Thanks - that's all very helpful. Thanks in particular for reminding/clarifying for me of your position with regards to mitigation, sequestration, possible timeframes, etc.<br /><br />I hadn't realised they'd already made a shortlist of 11. I should have looked a little more closely at that site I sent you to, since it's been up since March.<br /><br />As for soil being a carbon byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-53631807231504999662012-12-03T13:29:46.975+00:002012-12-03T13:29:46.975+00:00Another side note: You used the phrase “silver bul...Another side note: You used the phrase “silver bullet.” Although I do believe the topsoil strategy is the only way we can safely and realistically fix global warming (for reasons I can elaborate later), I don't believe it's simple enough to qualify as a 'silver bullet.' The biggest challenge with this method is, funnily enough, actually getting it to happen. Educating the majorityBrad Belschnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343484861202465030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-45251963552404466952012-12-03T13:21:49.418+00:002012-12-03T13:21:49.418+00:00No worries for the delay. Blog comments shouldn...No worries for the delay. Blog comments shouldn't be a high priority in everyday life anyway. :-)<br /><br />Before I say anything else, I want to clarify my intention in bringing up this strategy and its accompanying numbers. My intention is NOT to defend “business as usual” and argue that burning fossil fuels is perfectly fine because we'll just sequester everything. On the contrary, I Brad Belschnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343484861202465030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-84043315949564351042012-12-02T13:41:35.044+00:002012-12-02T13:41:35.044+00:00"I have two main thoughts"
Oops - three,..."I have two main thoughts"<br />Oops - three, obviously.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-32758248240527729832012-12-02T13:40:54.708+00:002012-12-02T13:40:54.708+00:00Brad - Sorry for not replying sooner, and for not ...Brad - Sorry for not replying sooner, and for not replying via email as you suggested. I'd be happy to chat further, though as you're already aware, I'm consciously spending less time on blogging and emailing in order to focus on trying to finish my PhD.<br /><br />I have two main thoughts in response to what has been said so far.<br /><br />1. What kind of limits are there on the byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-17703960114807638092012-12-01T10:23:05.430+00:002012-12-01T10:23:05.430+00:00Guardian: Climate change linked to declining Carib...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/nov/07/caribbean-sardine-collapse-climate-change" rel="nofollow">Climate change linked to declining Caribbean fish stocks</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-11489855361679002292012-11-27T13:17:39.188+00:002012-11-27T13:17:39.188+00:00Just making a comment here so I can receive email ...Just making a comment here so I can receive email updates for any further comments (I never ticked that box previously).Brad Belschnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343484861202465030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-12550219478538917822012-11-20T11:23:07.320+00:002012-11-20T11:23:07.320+00:00And of course, my numbers regarding ocean degassin...And of course, my numbers regarding ocean degassing are very conservative/pessimistic. I based my numbers above on a 1:1 ratio of ocean to atmosphere, when in reality it's probably more like a 2:3 ratio. But I couldn't find any really reliable numbers to back that up, so I just went with the more pessimistic 1:1 ratio (and hey, it has the added bonus of making math simpler!).Brad Belschnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343484861202465030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-146867760360890822012-11-20T11:20:38.108+00:002012-11-20T11:20:38.108+00:00You know, on second thought I'm going to tenta...You know, on second thought I'm going to tentatively retract my claim about seeing ~240 tons of CO2 sequestered in a hectare in a single year. The more I think about it, the more I think I might be overestimating it or remembering incorrectly. After all, it was 6 years ago, and at the time I was a climate skeptic and didn't particularly care about the CO2 (I went to the farm learn more Brad Belschnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343484861202465030noreply@blogger.com