{"product_id":"9781603585453","title":"Grass, Soil, Hope: A Journey Through Carbon Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book tackles an increasingly crucial question: What can we do about the seemingly intractable challenges confronting all of humanity today, including climate change, global hunger, water scarcity, environmental stress, and economic instability?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe quick answers are: Build topsoil. Fix creeks. Eat meat from pasture-raised animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScientists maintain that a mere 2 percent increase in the carbon content of the planet’s soils could offset \u003ci\u003e100 percent\u003c\/i\u003e of all greenhouse gas emissions going into the atmosphere. But how could this be accomplished? What would it cost? Is it even possible?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes, says author Courtney White, it is not only possible, but \u003ci\u003eessential\u003c\/i\u003e for the long-term health and sustainability of our environment and our economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRight now, the only possibility of large-scale removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere is through plant photosynthesis and related land-based carbon sequestration activities. These include a range of already existing, low-tech, and proven practices: composting, no-till farming, climate-friendly livestock practices, conserving natural habitat, restoring degraded watersheds and rangelands, increasing biodiversity, and producing local food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGrass, Soil, Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, the author shows how all these practical strategies can be bundled together into an economic and ecological whole, with the aim of reducing atmospheric CO\u003csub\u003e2 \u003c\/sub\u003ewhile producing substantial co-benefits for all living things. Soil is a huge natural sink for carbon dioxide. If we can draw increasing amounts carbon out of the atmosphere and store it safely in the soil then we can significantly address all the multiple challenges that now appear so intractable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056445112560,"sku":"9781603585453","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781603585453_p0.jpg?v=1763824467","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781603585453","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}