There is a ready market for bamboo now. It will grow as plantations proliferate. Today there are commercially viable bamboo plantations in Africa, China, India, and America. See the Ecoplanet website for more information.
So"there is no doubt that bamboo can be used to make a serious dent in the concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere. We must get to work and do it, as Dr. Jonathan Foley has recommended in the quotation above.
What can we do to help? We can spread the word and put pressure on the government and the UN to solve the socio-political-economic-diplomatic problems a tall order, but it must be done.
How can we make a big splash? Would you be willing to invest about $35 to attract attention to this? Here's an idea. We can each plant a clump of an available close relative of Beema if we can find a 15 sq ft plot for it, and then call attention to it and distribute information to as many people as we can. The bamboo can grow in USDA Planting Zones 8b and 9a in the US. See (Click here) to look up your zone. If you don't live in an appropriate zone, you may have a friend who does. You can buy a plantlet and have it shipped anywhere in the US for about $35.
We have identified an appropriate variety, Bambusa Ventricosa Clone X, available at (Click here).
We need a way to communicate with others join this effort. Maybe a blog or a website (?). Ideas?
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