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(http://www.organicconsumers.org/organic/globalwar,
http://www.dearjac.com/baby/onesies/wrybaby-organic-global-warming-
onesie.htmlming101003.cfm ,
http://www.mosesorganic.org/attachments/broadcaster/roger17.1obama.html ,
* Hao 2004
**Conversion factor for methane to carbon dioxide equivalents 21
(IPCC 2006)
This analysis suggests that major sources of nitrogen for Organic crops,
manure and composts, entail far more “embedded carbon emissions”
than synthetic nitrogen sources. These emissions are more than
sufficient to cancel-out carbon sequestration gains that might be
achieved by the use of organic fertilizers (Robertson 2000, Teasdale
2007). Based on the unexpectedly large “carbon footprint” of manure
and compost fertilization, the widely held assumption that Organic
agriculture is better for climate change must be questioned. It is also
appropriate to reconsider whether an administration that respects
science and is finally trying to do something about climate change
should simultaneously be striving to increase organic farm acreage.
References
Hao, X., Chang, C., Larney F.J. Carbon, nitrogen balances and
greenhouse gas emission during cattle feedlot manure composting. J.
Environ. Qual. 33:37-44 (2004).
Hellebrand, H.J. Emission of nitrous oxide and other trace gases during
composting of grass and green waste. Engineering Research 69:365-
375 (1998).