"There is a pretty wide agreement that if we don't reduce the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, we are all going to hell in a
hand basket. Some people believe that we have already gone too far and no matter what we do, it is too late."
Willian Huges-Games at
Thoughts on the Roof. describes his thoughts on lignite, urea and ...
wood waste!
His ideas are well worth exploring. He says,
"It has been proposed by our New Zealand Solid Energy that they turn their lignite deposits into urea for the farmers. At present we import much of our urea so this would help our balance of payment, provide jobs and enrich holders of shares in Solid Energy (MP's???). So far so good. However, it would become our largest emitter of Carbon Dioxide in the country, even surpassing our large coal fired power station at Huntly."
And asks, then answers this question,
"Is there another way. Well, yes there is. You can make urea from almost any carbon based substance from methane to pure carbon. You can also produce urea from wood wastes."
If you've an interest in the proposals to mine and convert the lignite that lies below the farmland near Mataura, read this guy.
