NC Media Watch: Could this be another climate change oops, not enough nitrogen?

In California the Governor and CARB are counting on trees to reduce CO2. Does the amount of nitrogen in the forest soil determine how much CO2 the Governors trees can sequester? Are all those carbon credits people are buying to plant trees bogus, because nobody is keeping track of the nitrogen? It appears from the ORNL results, that trees have a limited capacity to sequester carbon, based on the amount of nitrogen in the soil. Maybe Steve, at the Sierra Business Council, knows how they test for nitrogen in the forest to insure there is a 100 plus years of nitrogen in the forest, especially those they are planting for carbon sequester?

For tomorrow's climate rally--Calling All Female, Bicycling, Unitarian Hip-Hop Artists!

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From Inside EPA, in case you’re wondering what they’ve got in store for you. Comment is unnecessary....

As Obama transition officials prepare to meet with EPA officials, agency staff are preparing to discuss a series of major steps to bolster what agency officials anticipate will be the “big, bold changes” the incoming administration will seek to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) and address climate change, among other major issues.

Obama's election has “given us the opportunity to address very big areas” such as climate change, Kathy Sedlak O'Brien, a top official in EPA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer, told EPA's National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) Nov. 14.

She noted that many consider climate change to be “the major issue of our times,” adding that one top EPA air official said recently that this is “a once-in-a-generation time to make a difference, and [this] is an opportunity that doesn't come along very often to really make a change.”