This new report is a bit of a disappointment if you are looking for any focus on biochar or soil carbon but they did at least try to include something… (but only in the supporting technical report!) Pg.65: “Finally, biochar … Continue reading
Interest in methane is bubbling up all over the pace right now… New research explores how wetlands and agriculture could be causing a global rise in methane And MPI have just released an RFP for more animal methane studies. NZ$350K … Continue reading
Conference papers are now available – click the heading below… BIOCHAR 2016 Symposium: The Synergy of Science and Industry. August 22-25, Corvallis OR. “From August 22-25, 2016, over 300 biochar producers, researchers, users, and enthusiasts met at Oregon State University … Continue reading
Nice report from Don on the recent Asia-Pacific Biochar Conference in Korea… “Hi Everyone, Had a great time at the Biochar Conference in Korea last month. See the trip report on my blog here http://www.byronbiochar.com.au/uncategorized/biochar-don-does-korea/ Thanks again to all those … Continue reading
NZ links to this new publication, showing strong international collaboration. Nitrate retention by biochar: mechanistic insights by 15N tracing Kammann Claudia (1,3), Haider Ghulam (1), del Campo Bernardo (2), Mengel Jonathan (3), Schmidt Hans-Peter(4), Marhan Sven (5), Steffens Diedrich (1), … Continue reading
This is a heavy read but should be of keen interest to folk concerned about biochar’s future role in climate change and carbon sequestration… From: Tom Miles Date: 22 October 2016 at 01:08 Subject: [biochar] IBI: Biochar for Carbon Removal … Continue reading
Thanks Don, for notice on this new video (see Don’s fundraising effort on FB page). … Continue reading
http://pureadvantage.org/news/2016/06/28/biochar/ … Continue reading
The Best Technology for Fighting Climate Change? Trees Between now and 2050, forests are one of our “most promising” geo-engineering tools. …But in a new report, Oxford University researchers say that our best hopes might not be so complex. In fact, … Continue reading
I have no specific experience or special understanding of compost but I do recognize that compost is going to be a very important future pathway for biochar to the soil. It is easy to find plenty of research pointing toward … Continue reading