People who delve into the world of biochar pretty soon find themselves learning a whole lot about soil. Soil, contrary to the Industrial view of the world, is not, it turns out, a simple dirt substrate we act on. To get a glimpse of the biological view of soil as a dynamic living organism that [...]

Grown in Cape Cod’s Sandy Soil, Amended with Biochar

On November 14th, I was able to run a batch of year old grass tablets made in a BHS Energy Slugger through a TLUD stove designed by Paul S. Anderson [Dr. TLUD] and assembled in India. This shows that we can extend the range of options for the carbon in grass biomass to include carbon [...]

Friends, What do you think of adding Google’s Friend Connect to this site? Also, for those readers who have Google Wave accounts, should we start a Greater Democracy Wave as well? How would that compliment the blog? Lastly, what role, if any, does Google Voice have to play on Greater Democracy? Could all three find [...]

Here is a PDF of a six page article with a section on Biochar: Reducing abrupt climate change risk using the Montreal Protocol and other regulatory actions to complement cuts in CO2 emissions Edited by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford, United Kingdom, and approved August 31, 2009 (received for review March 9, 2009) [...]