Quote by Judith D. Schwartz

“it turns out, is the natural and the most cost-effective carbon sink. According to Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor at the Ohio State University,…

— Judith D. Schwartz

“According to Christine Jones, soils hold more carbon than the atmosphere and all the world’s plant life combined—and can hold it longer, in a…

— Judith D. Schwartz

“We’ve lost an estimated 50 to 80 percent carbon in our soils over the last 150 years.”

— Judith D. Schwartz

“By itself, stopping emissions is insufficient. That carbon has to go someplace. As the Soil Carbon Coalition argues, it might as well go into…

— Judith D. Schwartz

Since chemical fertilizer burns out the soil organic matter, other farmers struggle with tilth, water retention, and basic soil nutrients. The soil gets harder…

— Joel Salatin

The essential fact which emerges ... is that the three smallest and most active reservoirs ( of carbon in the global carbon cycle), the…

— Freeman Dyson

“Since about 1850, twice as much atmospheric carbon dioxide has derived from farming practices as from the burning of fossil fuels (the roles crossed…

— Judith D. Schwartz

“Organic farming is environmentally friendlier to every acre of land. But it requires _more_ acres. The trade-off is a harsh one. Would we rather…

— Ramez Naam

“This leads to drought and runoff, which then causes erosion and floods. However, this situation can be reversed by managing land in such a…

— Judith D. Schwartz

Every company that manufactures something is causing some damage either to the soil or water or air. Most companies treat these as externalities. But…

— Philip Kotler

It looks as though yields of over 10 times what we can currently grow per acre are feasible if you control the CO2 concentration,…

— Ralph Merkle

What a difference that extra 120 ppm has made for plants, and for animals and humans that depend on them. The more carbon dioxide…

— Paul Driessen