BN Oly Wrote:
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> The CO2 emitted from wildfires, or the burning of
> wood for home heating, etc is considered "carbon
> neutral" in terms of the CO2 in the atmosphere.
> Sequestered carbon, or that in carbon fuels such
> as coal and oil that are locked away in the earth
> are those that add to the general CO2 load of the
> atmosphere.
>
> Burning wood and vegitation, either in wildires,
> or in your stove or fireplace releases CO2, but
> its CO2 that is part of the carbon equilibrium. A
> tree that dies will rot and expell CO2 as much as
> it will when it is burned.

You understand that the idea of "carbon neutral' is pure nonsense, right? If coal and oil are biotic in origin, they too should be considered carbon neutral since the subsequent combustion of coal and oil is just returning CO2 to the atmosphere from whence it came.