... From: Terry Mock Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 1:03 PM Subject: World's First Biochar Methodology Sustainable Land Development International Project Goes...
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norr Samin
tenogo
Aug 2, 2009 2:06 pm
MIT students are trying to produce an alternative to fossil fuel driven cars. They are trying to build up a car that is clean and green but provides good...
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David Yarrow
yarrow_david
Aug 2, 2009 2:30 pm
MAKING BIOCHAR: with Peter Hirst of New England Biochar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXMUmby8PpU for a green & peaceful planet, David Yarrow Turtle EyeLand...
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jengsett
Aug 7, 2009 1:48 pm
Nissan Motors, Mitsubishi Motors and Subaru-maker Fuji Heavy Industries said they would set up a committee with Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) to discuss...
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Rudy Aseka
jengsett
Aug 11, 2009 2:02 pm
Imagine a parking lot that keeps your car cool and charges it while you do whatever you need to do after parking your car. That’s what the new solar forest...
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Rudy Aseka
jengsett
Aug 15, 2009 12:23 pm
Researchers want to utilize low-cost plastics that would be able to convert ten percent sunlight that they absorb into usable electricity. Read more...
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David Yarrow
yarrow_david
Aug 17, 2009 5:33 am
pasted below are my notes for my presentation on the business panel at last week's biochar conference in boulder. i assembled an assortment of ideas and...
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Jim Miller
jimmiller5417
Aug 17, 2009 2:02 pm
David, With due respect and admiration for your persistence on the subject of biochar, I offer this criticism and suggestion: Raw charcoal, worked into crop...
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Rudy Aseka
jengsett
Aug 18, 2009 2:06 pm
Now scientists are trying to arrive at a result by simulating the experiments on computers and thus saving on lots of resources. Read more at...
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Erin Rasmussen
dsl_grrl
Aug 18, 2009 5:14 pm
Hi Jim and David, That’s a good point. There are a group of folks working with the Four Corners Nursery in Bellingham Washington that are now in an extended...
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Jim Miller
jimmiller5417
Aug 18, 2009 10:45 pm
Folks, Adding plain charcoal to the soil is like watering your 20 acres of crops with a garden hose. Sure, it will eventually get wet, but watering with a...
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Erin Rasmussen
dsl_grrl
Aug 18, 2009 11:33 pm
Hi John, I think that most folks in biochar would actually agree that adding nutrients to the char is a good idea, in fact there’s a yahoo group dedicated to...
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Jim Miller
jimmiller5417
Aug 19, 2009 1:52 am
Folks, Most likely "Black Liquor" from cow flop lagoon waste water has the 60,000 or so micro-organisms needed to inoculate the charcoal. The waste water...
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Garth Shaneyfelt
gshaneyfelt
Aug 19, 2009 2:03 am
Sounds like a SARE grant in the works..... (2009 NE-SARE publication: http://nesare.org/resources/publications/springsummer09b.pdf The effect of biochar ...
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Denali Delmar
denalixyz
Aug 19, 2009 2:35 pm
My effort to create char here at home for my gardens was of limited success. Is anyone in Massachusetts selling biochar? Thanks, Denali Delmar Westford, MA ...
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Denali Delmar
denalixyz
Aug 19, 2009 3:07 pm
My effort to create char here at home for my gardens was of limited success. Is anyone in Massachusetts selling biochar? Thanks, Denali Delmar Westford, MA ...
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David Yarrow
yarrow_david
Aug 20, 2009 1:35 am
peter hirst new england biochar saltydog335@... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXMUmby8PpU ... From: Denali Delmar To: carbon-negative@yahoogroups.com ...
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David Yarrow
yarrow_david
Aug 20, 2009 1:52 am
in part because the focus tight now is equipment and processes to make biochar. unti we have reliable burner technology tailored to the sources and scale of...
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David Yarrow
yarrow_david
Aug 20, 2009 2:03 am
not so simple. microbes are more diverse and complex than you suspect. first, microbial populations in manure are not the same as for soil. different...
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Jim Miller
jimmiller5417
Aug 20, 2009 3:12 am
David, Thanks for your thoughtful reply. My college paper on the soil food web is at: http://masallp.wetpaint.com/page/THE+HEALTY+FOODWEB. Your comments...
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Jim Miller
jimmiller5417
Aug 20, 2009 3:15 am
David, OK by me if raw charcoal is mixed in with the soil. I have applied for Federal and KY grants to "roast" biomass to produce syngas and biochar in...
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birgit johanson
mountainblue...
Aug 20, 2009 1:11 pm
Hi Jim - Your research paper on soil microbes is really fantastic. I have printed it out for closer reading. Do you have sketches or photos of your Drum Roll...
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birgit johanson
mountainblue...
Aug 20, 2009 3:11 pm
This is the current issue of a regular newsletter from the UN Convention on Biological Diversity http://www.cbd.int/ based in Montreal. The section on Forest...
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Rudy Aseka
jengsett
Aug 20, 2009 4:19 pm
“Water desalination can be accomplished without electrical energy input or high water pressure by using a source of organic matter as the fuel to desalinate...
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Jim Miller
jimmiller5417
Aug 20, 2009 5:31 pm
Brigit, Thanks for the compliment. The inventor, Richard Hundley built several scale models and experimented with them. We used a quarter scale unit to...
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Ron Larson
ronalwlarson
Aug 20, 2009 11:12 pm
Birgit (and two lists, one new, one old): Thanks for alerting us to this newsletter. 1. I found six entries as I googled for "biochar" at this CBD site The ...
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Jim Miller
jimmiller5417
Aug 21, 2009 12:04 am
Folks, May I humbly suggest we ignore the nay-sayers and concentrate on finding funding for serious field tests using Agrichar (charcoal infused with...
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David Yarrow
yarrow_david
Aug 21, 2009 4:06 am
Agricultural and Biochar Projects in the Philippines http://www.buddel.de/kft/terra_preta_english.htm Our background My name is Jochen Binikowski, from...
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David Yarrow
yarrow_david
Aug 21, 2009 11:28 pm
this just in from danny day. looks like juicy journalism for a new niche audience.... ~david yarrow Ancient Soil Chemists of the Amazon by Mark Mikhalovic,...
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David Yarrow
yarrow_david
Aug 21, 2009 11:37 pm
"I have attended a lot of events. Slow Money's was truly one of the best ever." -Mark Dowie, Award-winning author and Slow Money Institute attendee (December...
