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[christopher nesbitt <christopher.nesbitt@mmrfbz.org>]

Again, John, you do not understand the science. Please read "The Biochar 
Solution" by Albert Bates so you have any understanding. Right now you are 
reactionary and clueless.


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On Nov 7, 2013, at 12:11 PM, John D'hondt wrote:

> Lawrence you know what I think about "biochar". The name is a very good 
> name 
> to sell a product that is quite bad for the planet.
> Want to keep the planet cool? Then go for living trees and shrubs and all 
> sorts of plants. You want to do something good for the soil then let 
> residues rot in situ. That is food for living organisms. Bio-char is a dead 
> substance whatever the name.
> John
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lawrence London" <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>
> To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 4:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] Beetle Kill and Biochar-- Fwd: USDA Invests in 
> Research to Convert Beetle-Killed Trees into Renewable Energy
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Amy Little <amylittle@hvc.rr.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Though not stated clearly... Cool Planet Energy Systems is  BIOCHAR
>>> oriented
>>> company.....
>>> 
>>> From: "USDA Office of Communications" <usda@public.govdelivery.com>
>>> To: jeffs@ncat.org
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 1:04:01 PM
>>> Subject: USDA Invests in Research to Convert Beetle-Killed Trees into
>>> Renewable Energy
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> That could be a lot of trees across the country utilizing losses from ash
>> dieback, pine beetle and other sources. I remember the years when pine
>> beetle devastated
>> quite a large number of southern yellow pines and possibly other 
>> varieties.
>> If the harvesting is done on tree farms, state and national parks lands,
>> federal land,
>> private sector tracts growing timber for paper or lumber products then you
>> might have a lot of material to convert to biochar. The main issue is
>> getting the trees harvested and
>> transported to biochar production sites; who is going to pay for and do
>> this?
>> 
>> Lawrence London
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