Oct 31, 2006

Farmers eye carbon as new climate crop

Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., discusses his family's walnut tree farm among a row of trees grown plantation style in southwestern Indianapolis  , July 16, 2006. The 10,000 black walnut trees planted in tidy rows on Sen. Richard Lugar's family farm might someday bring in extra cash, not by being felled and sent off to a sawmill, but by simply staying firmly rooted in the soil.  (AP Photo/Tom Strickland)As concerns grow that industrial emissions are fueling global warming, green spaces such as Sen. Richard Lugar’s farm have taken on an unforeseen value that could pay off for farmers. Read full Via MSNBC