climate change, living soils, measuring co2 and bioenergy
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Dr. John M. GreenlerUniversity of Wisconsin – Madison
NSTA National Conference – 2012Indianapolis, Indiana
Climate Change, Living Soil,Measuring CO2 and Bioenergy
To perform the basic research that generates technology to convert cellulosic biomass to sustainable biofuels.
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The Mission of GLBRC
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33 DOE Bioenergy Research Centers
What is Cellulose?
Sustainability: a Triad of Factors
Environmental Economic
Social
“A Safe Operating Space For Humanity”
J Roc
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t al,
2009
, Nature,
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:472
-475
Global Warming = Climate Change
CO2
CH4
N2O
Land Use Change
Agriculture
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Ener
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The Carbon Cycle Associated with Bioenergy
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Human-generated Carbon Emissions, by Country
Soil Organic Matter
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How does carbon flow through the soil?
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GLBRC - Kellogg Biological StationMonitoring Greenhouse Gases,CO2 Eddy flux Towers
GLBRC - Kellogg Biological StationMonitoring Greenhouse Gases,Soil GHG monitoring boxes
GLBRC - Kellogg Biological StationMonitoring Greenhouse Gases,Soil GHG monitoring bucket
Measuring Soil CO2, student lab activity
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Soil plus sugar (blue), and control (red)
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GLBRC Summer Institute for Educators
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Questions???<--->
Discussion!!!
Dr. John M. GreenlerUniversity of Wisconsin – Madison
NSTA National Conference – 2012Indianapolis, Indiana
Climate Change, Living Soil,Measuring CO2 and Bioenergy
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