While roaming more than one big box home improvement store this weekend in search of materials for V2 of Terra Pads, I stumbled upon a drain sleeve which is normally used as a fabric sock for perforated drain pipes for … Continue reading
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One of the hurdles biochar sometimes faces is that it often gets portrayed as the solution for everything. I’ve now read enough biochar literature to be both impressed by its multifaceted abilities and yet knowledgeable enough to know that it … Continue reading
I was recently introduced to the concept of step wells while reading the latest issue of “The Intelligent Optimist”. Step wells are magnificent manmade structures most commonly found in India. These deep water wells sometimes contain thousands of steps and date … Continue reading
Recently I’ve seen a few articles that seem to be blurring the lines between biochar and torrefied wood, also called ‘bio-coal’. These two products can pass for identical twins to the average consumer, but really they are only fraternal twins … Continue reading
Recently I saw an interesting article about the potential of biochar to reduce the amount of waste filling up landfills. The focus was on how waste generators or haulers could reduce tipping costs which are poised to increase as old … Continue reading
There are biochar aficionados and then there are the ‘cHardcore’ biochar aficionados. I used to think I was in the latter category, but apparently not. Recently the CHartist informed me that he consumes biochar with yogurt on a daily basis. … Continue reading
Methane (CH4) has been in the news of late. Seems that everything from flatulence to fracking is contributing to the precipitous rise in CH4, which is more than a tad frightening given that it has 34 times the warming potential … Continue reading
I am excited to be providing a little biochar education to lower school kids at Allendale Columbia within the context of their revamped STEM program next month. Teaching little ones about the benefits of biochar makes me think hard about boiling … Continue reading
One of the biggest fears that one hears about biochar is related to the food versus fuel debate. The thinking goes that in order for biochar to make a significant contribution to reducing atmospheric carbon levels, huge swaths of land … Continue reading
Don’t ask me how this latest use for biochar popped in to my head. I suspect it was a combination of reading this article on the Ithaka Journal which talks about how a dead rat was buried in charcoal and … Continue reading