I don’t know how well this actually works, but it’s an interesting idea if it does:

The system’s Canadian inventor Gary Lewis claims that injecting a stream of cooled exhaust gases into cultivated soil will enrich its fertility by boosting carbon and nitrogen levels.

This will encourage microbes that consume greenhouse gases and convert them into plant nutrients.

In turn, this will reduce fertiliser use, soil acidity and the amount of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere.

That article is from last year. This year, the farm trying this, Ian Linklater, reports success: Continue reading →