Hi everyone, A few people have contacted IBI recently with questions about biochar as a way to clean up or remediate oil spills. While we don't have any...
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nataniele@...
worldstove
Jun 1, 2010 10:01 pm
handy link Kelpie, thanks ... From: Kelpie <kelpie@...> To: biochar@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, Jun 1, 2010 1:43 pm Subject: [biochar] Resources...
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Roger Faulkner
roger_rethinker
Jun 2, 2010 1:00 pm
I gather from your comments that it is not possible to design a pyrolyzer that gets enough useful gas yield to be a net energy source, even while making...
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Geralyn D
palmtreepathos
Jun 2, 2010 8:25 pm
It is by no means a real scientific effort but if you are interested in following my summer project here is a link for pictures and some comments.  ...
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Alex English
alexenglish11
Jun 3, 2010 12:40 am
Geralyn, You may already know this but your picture of 'signs of deficiency' shows a classic symptoms of interveinal chlorosis on new/young leaves. This is...
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Erich Knight
erich_knight
Jun 3, 2010 2:18 am
... From: Tatyanna Patten <tpatten@...> Date: Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 4:28 PM Subject: UPDATE: VBEG 2nd Annual Mtg. To:...
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Robert Flanagan
agrisonic@...
Jun 3, 2010 9:09 am
Hi, Some links to a talk I gave here at the weekend on biochar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pMud-NBUu0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxjxsw52nn8 ...
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Erich Knight
erich_knight
Jun 3, 2010 6:16 pm
Hi List, Our main man in China presenting at *China* National Bamboo Research Center (*CBRC*) ( http://www.eco-web.com/reg/index.htm ) Some links to a talk I...
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Erich Knight
erich_knight
Jun 4, 2010 2:03 am
Hey Lists,* Biochar Rap; "Clock is a Ticken"* Last year Don Steck at USDA & I wrote this ditty, Glad to see it getting around. If this is just the rehearsal, I...
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jim
jimmasonjim
Jun 4, 2010 6:19 am
our next workshop weekend at all power labs starts tomorrow evening and continues through sunday. last minute enthusiasts are still welcome. full info on the...
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Geralyn D
palmtreepathos
Jun 4, 2010 6:34 pm
Thanks Alex,   Now that we know the diagnosis what other things besides the urine drench might be a remedy?  I moved some mulch today and found a great...
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Nando
deva_nando
Jun 4, 2010 6:41 pm
Hi Roger, It is certainly possible to design a pyrolysis reactor that provides a net energy gain! The important variable is the moisture content of the ...
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Alex English
alexenglish11
Jun 4, 2010 11:09 pm
Geralyn, I don't know about the vinegar. You might try diluting your mix with some peat moss. It is naturally acidic. With out a pH meter you can only guess...
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Geralyn D
palmtreepathos
Jun 5, 2010 1:48 am
Thanks again for the reply... On thinking it out my real desire was to see just how the Terra Preta Compost/sand mix would compare with leaf char mixes and...
well, the bottom line fact of reality is that biochar is a great benefit to soil. specifically, to soil nutrient stores and soil biology. but yes, history is...
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Mark Ludlow
dosidicus...
Jun 5, 2010 4:01 am
What blather! From: biochar@yahoogroups.com [mailto:biochar@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of zardoz86 Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 8:40 PM To:...
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regulus86
zardoz86
Jun 5, 2010 4:26 am
""Any document whose title includes the inflammatory, prejudicial word "Lie" is not a report to be credite "Report" in the title of your article is not worthy...
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Mark Bigland-Pritchar...
markhyphen
Jun 5, 2010 4:49 am
I suggest that people from this group should consider registering and posting comments at the commondreams site (and anywhere else that the bfw report is...
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Tom Miles
trmilesjr
Jun 5, 2010 5:21 am
While some people like to entertain themselves with controversy I'd like to discuss a more mundane topic: biochar quality. Most of what I have heard and read...
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Erich Knight
erich_knight
Jun 5, 2010 5:45 am
Hi List, Today California & Texas .........Tomorrow........... the world. Maybe Andrea will name the planet* 'Chartaria";*? Cheers, Erich SAGINAW — Saginaw...
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David Yarrow
yarrow_david
Jun 5, 2010 5:46 am
great thinking, tom. yes, there are significant differences in char quality between soft/hard wood. my father used to teach wood identification at the college...
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peter ongele
peterongele
Jun 5, 2010 7:42 am
Dear list, though i've not gone through the matter deeply, i would say please lets give these people time, lets hear their exhausting/awesome reasoning....
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freerange_farmer
freerange_fa...
Jun 5, 2010 11:07 am
Best not to dismiss the whole argument out of hand. There are certainly some similarities to the problems caused by the increased demand for corn for biofuel. ...
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Nando
deva_nando
Jun 5, 2010 12:54 pm
I've said this before here and there, and this is not aimed specifically at you David, not at all, but I would like to ask that folks in the biochar community...
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Nando
deva_nando
Jun 5, 2010 3:55 pm
Done. As below: In my opinion, Rachel Smolker and her organization BioFuelWatch are engaged in an intentional disinformation campaign regarding biochar, and at...
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David Yarrow
yarrow_david
Jun 5, 2010 5:19 pm
great thinking, nando, wish i had your ideas last year when i formed a new england carbon negative forest management task group. it fizzled, choked by its...
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Geralyn D
palmtreepathos
Jun 5, 2010 7:36 pm
Rachel may imagine herself a savior's voice to help those in unprotected areas (like Peter Ongele's forests) where unpricipled business men appeal to those...
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Tom Miles
trmilesjr
Jun 5, 2010 9:04 pm
David, Nando, It's nice to see that "level" heads are willing to take on the advocacy groups. Unfortunately their arguments are all opposition with no balanced...
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lou gold
lou_brasil
Jun 5, 2010 10:23 pm
Hi Folks, I've been following the evolution of this one since the earliest efforts of Biofuelwatch. I feel offended by their sloppy science and lumping of...
