Biochar

Biochar, the modern version of an ancient Amazonian agricultural practice called Terra Preta (black earth), is gaining widespread credibility as a way to address world hunger, climate change, rural poverty, deforestation, and energy shortages… SIMULTANEOUSLY! 
 
This technology represents the most comprehensive, low cost, and productive approach to long term stewardship and sustainability.Terra Preta Soils a process for Carbon Negative Bio fuels, massive Carbon sequestration, 10X Lower Methane & N2O soil emissions, and 3X Fertility Too. Every 1 ton of Biomass yields 1/3 ton Charcoal for soil Sequestration. 
 
Indeed, Dr. James Hansen, NASA's top Atmospheric authority, is now placing it in the center stage of pro-active solutions for the climate crisis. 
 
http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0804/0804.1126.pdf 
 
I hope you will come to share my passion in getting the word out on the wonderful solutions provided by TP soils. 
I'm sort of the TP list (and data base at REPP-CREST) cub reporter, most all my list postings, under shengar@aol.com, are news items, collaborative work, lobbying efforts with government, writers and journals. 
http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/?q=node 
 
The new Yahoo Biochar discussion group; 
 
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/b...guid=122501696 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If pre-Columbian Kayopo Indians could produce these soils up to 6 feet deep over 15% of the Amazon basin using "Slash & CHAR" verses "Slash & Burn", it seems that our energy and agricultural industries could also product them at scale. 
 
Harnessing the work of this vast number of microbes and fungi changes the whole equation of energy return over energy input (EROEI) for food and Bio fuels. I see this as the only sustainable agricultural strategy if we no longer have cheap fossil fuels for fertilizer. 
 
We need this super community of wee beasties to work in concert with us by populating them into their proper Soil horizon Carbon Condos. 
 
 
Erich J. Knight 
Shenandoah Gardens 
1047 Dave Berry Rd. 
McGaheysville, VA. 22840 
(540) 289-9750 
shengar@aol.com

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