Educational Briefing on Wednesday
WASHINGTON, May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being issued by the Soil Science Society of America:
WHO: Four experts in soil carbon research, farming, and economics will
address the unique opportunity American land managers have to sequester
soil carbon and mitigate climate change:— Dr. Chuck Rice, a professor at Kansas State University, will explain
the mechanism behind soil carbon sequestration with an emphasis on
agro-ecosystems.
— Dr. Rattan Lal, Carbon Management & Sequestration Center Director,
Ohio State University and Soil Science Society of America President,
will focus his comments on the potential of terrestrial systems to
sequester carbon.
— Mr. Merle Holle, a no-till farmer from the 1st Congressional district
of Kansas, will offer his experiences with soil carbon management,
and highlight opportunities for farmers to participate in carbon
trading.
— Dr. Brent Sohngen, an agricultural economist at Ohio State
University, will weigh the economic feasibility of adopting policies
to encourage improved soil carbon management and carbon
sequestration.WHAT: House Soils Caucus Educational Lunch Briefing, “Farming Carbon:
American Opportunities to Manage Climate Change,” sponsored by the House
Soils Caucus, in conjunction with the Soil Science Society of America and
the Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics.WHERE: Room B-369 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC
WHEN: Wednesday, May 30, 2007, Noon-1:15pm
WHY: Agricultural land in the U.S. has the capacity to sequester 650
million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) every year, offsetting up to
11% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
Established in June 2006, the House Soils Caucus is dedicated to educating policymakers and stakeholders about the importance of soils and soil science. Membership of the bi-partisan Caucus currently stands at 33 representatives, including co-chairs Jim Costa (R-20th CA), Stephanie Herseth (D-At Large SD), Tom Latham (R-4th IA) and Marilyn Musgrave (R-4th CO).
The House Soils Caucus is a program of the Soil Science Society of America, a prominent international educational society headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. Learn more: http://www.soils.org/sciencepolicy/caucus.
House Soils Caucus Contact:
Karl Glasener, Director of Science Policy, Soil Science Society of America, 202-408-5382, kglasener@soils.org
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Source: Soil Science Society of America