The topic of the precautionary principle came up in a recent email stream, not specifically about its use in soils, but still it got me thinking about the current dichotomy between academics and commercializers in the world of biochar. The … Continue reading
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Every year RIT holds a great event called Imagine RIT where students display creative and innovative projects from all different disciplines. This year it was even more fun for my daughter & I to attend over the past weekend as … Continue reading
[Part II of a recent presentation I gave at the NE Biomass conference. Given the emergent nature of markets for biochar at this point in time, my personal opinion is that in the short term it might be best to … Continue reading
This week I attended a presentation that Dr. James Hansen gave to a packed house at a local community college. As with most things I’ve heard or read from the likes of Dr. Hansen or Al Gore or Bill McGibben, … Continue reading
Yesterday I had the pleasure of presenting at the NE Biomass Conference in Portland, ME – which is simply a gorgeous place. [A major hat tip to all the good folks at ClearStak that are really helping to bring biochar … Continue reading
At the last North American Biochar Symposium I gave an Ignite presentation called ‘Balancing the Hope & Hype of Biochar’. One of the subjects within the presentation was the influence of patents on the biochar markets. Quoting myself, I said: … Continue reading
The recent devastation in Vanuatu and the availability of low cost biochar producing kilns has spawned some more serious and targeted conversations amongst some of my favorite biochar people in the land down under. Many organizations play critical roles in … Continue reading
John Oliver recently had the most brilliant riff on the sorry state of U.S. infrastructure. Dams, bridges, tunnels and roads are crumbling around us. The need for repair is undeniable. The cost for repair is astronomical. The funding mechanism … Continue reading
Recently Justin, an uber green urban planner I know that is optimizing his new homes’ footprint, asked me about the possible benefits of using biochar to improve the longevity and efficiency of a septic system. Great question! I’m not actually … Continue reading
Like nearly everyone in the northeast, I am just a tad tired of the white stuff at this stage of the winter. My sympathies go to Boston as they have been particularly hard hit this year having welcomed 77” of … Continue reading