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Thoughts on biochar and carbon sequestration?

I'm curious what people think about this.

Thanks,

Ross

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Permalink Reply by Helen Spiegelman on March 3, 2011 at 2:21pm

Do you have smthg we could read about this, to refresh memory? There is a very credible guy (Gerry Gillespie) in Australia who I believe might be an advocate for biochar, but I'd have to dig out info.

Permalink Reply by Ross Moster on March 16, 2011 at 2:07am

We're co-hosting a Biochar seminar with Phil Marsh on March 18th at Langara, and there's some links posted with the event.

I'll also post some background info tomorrow.

Permalink Reply by Ross Moster on March 18, 2011 at 12:19pm

Hey all,

TONIGHT,

Phil Marsh will discuss production systems and the science and applications behind Biochar carbon sequestering and nutrient production. Composting can improve poor soils by 66% but by adding biochar poor soils can be improved by 126%. Biochar sequesters carbon from the atmosphere and the final product, when added to soils, can change marginal lands to productive lands in rapid and reasonable amounts of time.

FREE event.

For more info: https://villagevancouver.ca/events/vv-cosponsors-a-biochar

Co-sponsored by BC Biochar, Langara College Contining Studies, Vancouver Peak Oil, and VV.

Cheers,

Ross

Backgrounder:

http://www.biochar-international.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochar

www.biochar-consulting.ca

http://grassrootsintelligence.blogspot.com

www.biochar.ca

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