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Rocket scientist makes case for biochar industry
Rocket scientist, Paul Taylor makes a case for biochar industry in Australia (ABC radio, 11Mar14, 13min). http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-03/rural-tas-biochar-revolution/5312920
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Climate Change Workshop
You may be aware that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released new assessment reports described as… Working Group II – Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability Working Group III – […]
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Dairy wastewater and biochar – new report
Kathleen Draper, US CHARector at Ithaka Institute for Carbon Intelligence, has provided this link on the Biochar Farms & Gardens site to a study that should be of interest to the […]
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NZSSS Conference opportunity
The NZ Society of Soil Science has advised that they would be interested in receiving participation from the biochar community in their next annual conference. Details here: http://www.nzsssconference.co.nz/ “The conference welcomes participants with […]
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Biochar as feed supplement
Opinion: Where is agriculture’s place in a low-carbon economy? One important focus area for biochar in NZ is water quality butting up against intensive dairy. Maybe this could be addressed […]
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Paul Taylor interview
Dr Paul Taylor has visited NZ from Oz in the cause of biochar. Similar voices to his are currently missing from agriculture and environmental discourse in NZ. He has sensible […]
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Keeping it Pure
Last night, Prime TV aired the third episode of ‘Keeping it Pure’ which was focused on water… “Most of New Zealand’s monitored waterways are polluted, but how has this happened […]
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Biochar producers page
We have been getting inquiries for biochar – mainly from gardeners wanting to experiment. As interest grows, demand for larger quantities should follow for commercial application trials. If you are […]
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WRC Technical Support Group RFP
An opportunity here for to get biochar understanding into an expert panel. This Waikato river quality program should be well funded and should include support for biochar nutrient management research. […]
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Putting the carbon Genie back in the bottle
This recent TED-talk by Rob Lerner has been receiving accolades from the biochar community… http://sea-biochar.blogspot.com/2013/10/biochar-putting-carbon-genie-back-in.html