Hi everyone, these lists are very active, which is really encouraging and important. Most of us are also very busy people (assumption, but I suspect it's...
Just saw something on TV about "Plantstones" (phytoliths): See: <http://www.sciencealert.com.au/farming-the-climate.html.> "Plantstones form as microscopic...
Lewis: I concur with Alex that this graphic on charcoal (Fig. 5 - different properties vs Temperature) is a good one. I would start by googling to get to...
I fail to see what the problem is, and I fail to see why people want to make a mountain out of a mole hill. Biochar is self defining. Char is nothing more than...
Dear Climate Solutions Thinkers, Dr. Larry Kinney, one of the world's foremost experts on building science, energy efficiency, and conservation, has posted an...
Ryan Hottle
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Sep 1, 2008 2:55 pm
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from Lewis L. Smith In scientific work, it is important to be precise. The present usage of such words as "agrichar", "biochar" and terra preta is loose,...
... please take ... This is a very important point made. I would encourage the owner of the list to start enforcing this, if poster repeatedly do not delete ...
If their is a need to be precise fine, but, I have yet to see any data that shows that there is such a need. Science does not use precise terms when their is...
from Lewis L. Smith Please let us stop dealing in generalities. We need language which is precise enough so that we can teach others how to make "biowhatever"...
(Link does not seem to work from here..."404: Page Not Found" ) Thus: Odd satire follows... nonetheless satire that may prove working and neccessary even in...
Max Turunen
maxturunen@...
Sep 1, 2008 4:30 pm
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Kurt: Today you said in part [RWL comments inserted]: Just saw something on TV about "Plantstones" (phytoliths): See:...
I don't buy it. You don't need a special term for something, just to make it or to teach someone to make it. Bricks were being made for thousands of years...
from Lewis L. Smith Ancient brick people only had to teach people in their own locality and only about a limited range of options, in terms of types...
Anyone who has made charcoal soon discovers that there are, and will be, many different grades and qualities of charcoal or biochar that will suit different,...
from Lewis I am not going to argue with you because you know so much more about the combustion properties of the materials which concern us [ and the...
Lewis, Where is the data, that says we need specific terms as you say we need to develop now? Why does it need to be developed now, rather than as the need...
from Lewis L. Smith As I have indicated twice previously, I will say no more, especially after Tom has spoken. Sincerely. ************** It's only a deal if...
Tom (cc biochar list - and adding a few more): Thanks for jumping in on this advertising-group effort topic that the stoves-list coordinator Andrew Heggie...
Start from here, Lewis: http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/ Best regards, Mark From: biochar@yahoogroups.com [mailto:biochar@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
Peter (with ccs) I still couldn't get the first link below (I got closes) - but I am impressed by the second - where I now see you were a member of the...
Dear Tom ... From: Tom Miles To: biochar@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 3:09 PM Subject: RE: [biochar] Re: Biochar Definition Anyone who has...
Kevin Chisholm
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Sep 1, 2008 11:42 pm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochar What would you suggest as a good general definition for "Biochar?" Kevin...
Kurt, The report on the 7:30 report last night regarding the plantstones featured the cane farmer Robert Quirk. You will be happy to know that BEST Energies...
Adriana Downie
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Sep 2, 2008 12:26 am
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... From: Kevin Chisholm<mailto:kchisholm@...> To: biochar@yahoogroups.com<mailto:biochar@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 8:14 AM ...
Probably smart enough to eat small char particles. Composting worms ingest small particles of soil or sand to assist 'grinding' of their food in the digestive...
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