Comments on: Do Earthworms Contribute to Global Warming? http://www.redwormcomposting.com/general-commentary/do-earthworms-contribute-to-global-warming/ Red Wiggler Worms, European Nightcrawlers and loads of helpful Worm Composting Information Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:40:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/general-commentary/do-earthworms-contribute-to-global-warming/comment-page-1/#comment-22272 Bentley Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:07:29 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=289#comment-22272 Hi Kevin, Thanks for the correction and for the link to the article (I didn't realize they had posted it for public viewing)! 8) Hi Kevin,
Thanks for the correction and for the link to the article (I didn’t realize they had posted it for public viewing)!
8)

]]> By: Kevin http://www.redwormcomposting.com/general-commentary/do-earthworms-contribute-to-global-warming/comment-page-1/#comment-22271 Kevin Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:45:24 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=289#comment-22271 Link to Dr. Clive Edwards Article: http://www.jgpress.com/archives/_free/001772.html Link to Dr. Clive Edwards Article:

http://www.jgpress.com/archives/_free/001772.html

]]> By: Kevin Rayburn http://www.redwormcomposting.com/general-commentary/do-earthworms-contribute-to-global-warming/comment-page-1/#comment-22270 Kevin Rayburn Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:43:10 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=289#comment-22270 There is an error in your abstract of Dr. Clive's article that makes the argument against vermicomposting even more ridiculous. You said that Dr. Clive Edwards said that .5 percent of Green House Gases come from all composting. Actually, it is .5 percent of 5.2 percent (N02 emissions), which means that composting only contributes .026 percent of GHGs! That is such a small number! Below is the exact quote from the article. "In the U.S. in 2006, 84 percent of greenhouse gas emissions were carbon dioxide (CO2), 7.8 percent were methane (CH4), and 5.2 percent were nitrous oxide (N2O). Of the N2O emissions, 72 percent came from managing agricultural crop residues, 3.9 percent from animal manures and 0.5 percent from all forms of composting, including vermicomposting (Trends in Greenhouse Gaseous Emissions, 2006)." 5.2 X .005 = .026 % There is an error in your abstract of Dr. Clive’s article that makes the argument against vermicomposting even more ridiculous.

You said that Dr. Clive Edwards said that .5 percent of Green House Gases come from all composting. Actually, it is .5 percent of 5.2 percent (N02 emissions), which means that composting only contributes .026 percent of GHGs! That is such a small number! Below is the exact quote from the article.

“In the U.S. in 2006, 84 percent of greenhouse gas emissions were carbon dioxide (CO2), 7.8 percent were methane (CH4), and 5.2 percent were nitrous oxide (N2O). Of the N2O emissions, 72 percent came from managing agricultural crop residues, 3.9 percent from animal manures and 0.5 percent from all forms of composting, including vermicomposting (Trends in Greenhouse Gaseous Emissions, 2006).”

5.2 X .005 = .026 %

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/general-commentary/do-earthworms-contribute-to-global-warming/comment-page-1/#comment-19162 Bentley Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:19:08 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=289#comment-19162 :lol: We don't have to limit the size of our projects. Whether big or small, vermicomposting systems are not going to ruin the environment. The original claim was that vermicomposting beds (namely, larger-scale, man-made systems) are significant emitters of N2O gas - significant enough in fact to warrant discouraging this type of composting. BUT Dr. Edwards illustrated that this conclusion was unfounded. So yes...time to go feed your worms! :-) :lol:
We don’t have to limit the size of our projects. Whether big or small, vermicomposting systems are not going to ruin the environment.

The original claim was that vermicomposting beds (namely, larger-scale, man-made systems) are significant emitters of N2O gas – significant enough in fact to warrant discouraging this type of composting.
BUT Dr. Edwards illustrated that this conclusion was unfounded.

So yes…time to go feed your worms!
:-)

]]> By: Patricia http://www.redwormcomposting.com/general-commentary/do-earthworms-contribute-to-global-warming/comment-page-1/#comment-19161 Patricia Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:05:20 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=289#comment-19161 So if we all keep our worming projects on a small scale, since the study was geared towards large scale ventures, we don't have anything to worry about other than if its better to be a liberal or conservative? I am going back to feeding my worms. Thanks Bentley. So if we all keep our worming projects on a small scale, since the study was geared towards large scale ventures, we don’t have anything to worry about other than if its better to be a liberal or conservative? I am going back to feeding my worms. Thanks Bentley.

]]> By: Kate http://www.redwormcomposting.com/general-commentary/do-earthworms-contribute-to-global-warming/comment-page-1/#comment-19154 Kate Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:26:15 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=289#comment-19154 Besides, scientists are specifically trained to eliminate bias in their conclusions. They would be the last people to let political views influence their data. Besides, scientists are specifically trained to eliminate bias in their conclusions. They would be the last people to let political views influence their data.

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/general-commentary/do-earthworms-contribute-to-global-warming/comment-page-1/#comment-19136 Bentley Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:07:44 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=289#comment-19136 What I don't get is what being 'liberal' and 'conservative' has to do with this at all? Generalizations made about people of a certain political leaning takes us away from the issues of actual importance. I'm sure there are skeptics and supporters on both sides. :roll: P.S. You snuck in there just before me Rich :-) What I don’t get is what being ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative’ has to do with this at all? Generalizations made about people of a certain political leaning takes us away from the issues of actual importance. I’m sure there are skeptics and supporters on both sides.
:roll:

P.S. You snuck in there just before me Rich
:-)

]]> By: Rich http://www.redwormcomposting.com/general-commentary/do-earthworms-contribute-to-global-warming/comment-page-1/#comment-19135 Rich Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:03:14 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=289#comment-19135 My weatherperson analogy clearly missed the mark. My point was that there is nothing "liberal" about the science of global warming. My weatherperson analogy clearly missed the mark. My point was that there is nothing “liberal” about the science of global warming.

]]> By: Jane http://www.redwormcomposting.com/general-commentary/do-earthworms-contribute-to-global-warming/comment-page-1/#comment-19134 Jane Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:54:10 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=289#comment-19134 The meteorologists (some of them are not "men") are pretty accurate in my area. Sure, there is some "art" to predicting the weather, but that doesn't invalidate the science. The meteorologists (some of them are not “men”) are pretty accurate in my area. Sure, there is some “art” to predicting the weather, but that doesn’t invalidate the science.

]]> By: Patricia http://www.redwormcomposting.com/general-commentary/do-earthworms-contribute-to-global-warming/comment-page-1/#comment-19132 Patricia Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:15:56 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=289#comment-19132 And how often are weatherman right about the weather? And how often are weatherman right about the weather?

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