The Bio-Char Fest, held over a week ago in the biggest little town in Australia, provided a smorgasbord of biochar information which I thoroughly enjoyed (and participated in). It’s hard to pick a favorite amongst the various enlightening and eclectic … Continue reading
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It appears I may be meeting someone on my upcoming trip to Tasmania (less than 2 weeks – so excited) that is in to big Wind Development and has a growing interest in biochar. This reminded me of a novel … Continue reading
Holy Toledo! Who would have thought that a city on the Great Lakes would suffer from a lack of potable drinking water? But that is exactly what happened over the weekend in Toledo, OH (population 400,000). The cause? Algae blooms. … Continue reading
The biggest little town in Australia, Mulumbimby, located in New South Wales, is hosting their 2nd annual Bio-CharFest on Sept 5 – 7 and I am very excited to be attending. One of the big reasons I am really looking forward … Continue reading
Have you heard of microbeads? Tiny bits of plastic used in cosmetics. Loved for their exfoliating abilities. Hated for their environmental impact. Their negative impact has gotten so bad (read costly), that states are now beginning to ban them (yeah … Continue reading
I just received my much anticipated Power Pot X thermo-electric generator which I was very happy to support on Kickstarter several months ago. I knew as soon as I saw this technology that it would be synergistic with biochar making. … Continue reading
As time goes on the number of different materials that biochar is being used as a substitute for is definitely on the increase. This is absolutely necessary if we are to build a healthier, more sustainable bio-based economy. Originally the … Continue reading
For those that read my blog with any kind of regularity, you know that I sometimes venture rather far afield from the normal thinking when it comes to potential biochar applications. This weekend another one of ‘those’ ideas snuck into … Continue reading
I’ve just returned from an amazing trip to Costa Rica where I met more people working with biochar than I know working with biochar in the entire state of New York (outside of researchers of course!). This shouldn’t really surprise … Continue reading
I have been down in the land of ‘Pura Vida’ (i.e. Costa Rica) for a combination of fun and biochar [wait that is redundant for me!] for about a week. One of the highlights so far was stopping at the … Continue reading