http://www.cgfi.org/2008/01/will-nuclear-and-biotech-save-us-from-global-warming/ Growing More Per Acre Leaves More Land for Nature Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:50:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.cgfi.org/2008/01/will-nuclear-and-biotech-save-us-from-global-warming/comment-page-1/#comment-3 JunkScience.com Blog » Blog Archive » Will Nuclear and Biotech Save Us From Global Warming? Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:15:53 +0000 http://www.cgfi.org/2008/01/11/will-nuclear-and-biotech-save-us-from-global-warming/#comment-3 [...] Meanwhile, a California genetic research firm is collaborating with a Chinese province to create UN-approved “carbon offsets,” by encouraging Chinese farmers to plant a new genetically engineered rice variety. The biotech rice needs only half the normal amount of nitrogen fertilizer to produce the same yield, and thus emits far less nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas 300 times as potent as CO2. (Dennis T. Avery, CGFI) [...] [...] Meanwhile, a California genetic research firm is collaborating with a Chinese province to create UN-approved “carbon offsets,” by encouraging Chinese farmers to plant a new genetically engineered rice variety. The biotech rice needs only half the normal amount of nitrogen fertilizer to produce the same yield, and thus emits far less nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas 300 times as potent as CO2. (Dennis T. Avery, CGFI) [...]

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