SoilMatrix Biochar Presenting at ASTech Foundation’s “Next Gen Innovators Showcase, Nov. 3, 2017”

SoilMatrixNewsletter No. 11

November, 2017

 

As you may have already heard, I have been busy presenting and promoting the “Biochar Revolution” for soil health at as many events as possible.  The next opportunity is November 3, 2017 at the Telus Spark (aka – The Science Centre) building, Calgary, Alberta.  I will have a display in one of the centre’s open areas and you are welcome to come and visit me – your friendly soil geek.  Here is additional information about the event:

Event:               ASTech Next Gen Innovator’s Showcase

When:               5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, November 3, 2017

Where:               TELUS Spark in Calgary – 220 St. Georges Drive N. E.

Parking:             Available on the west side of the building for $5.00

What:                The ASTech Foundation will be presenting awards to this this year’s best innovators in the areas of: Energy, Agriculture, Health, Technology, Start-ups, and Science Fair Innovators.  It will be an excellent opportunity for students, startups, and industry veterans to connect with one another and get inspired for the journey ahead!

Find out more and register here:  ASTech Foundation Next Gen Innovators Showcase Information and Registration

For this occasion I have produced a two-minute iMovie which explains why I see the use of biochar for soil regeneration in Alberta to be more important than ever.

To watch the video, just follow the link…  AirTerra’s ASTech Event Video

Now that you know all about it, I hope to see you there so we can encourage other innovators, be inspired by them, and participate in a stimulating discussion about the path forward.

Thank you for your interest in this topic. We will see you at the end of November.

Copyright ©_2017 AirTerra, All rights reserved.

 

Biochar for climate change mitigation (CO2 sequestration) and soil enhancement

SoilMatrix Newsletter No. 9

October, 2017

Welcome back to the SoilMatrix Newsletter.  This issue provides a short set of videos to demonstrate how much research is taking place around the world on the topic of using biochar as a soil enhancement agent and as a way to mitigate CO2 emissions to the atmosphere by CO2 sequestration in the form of carbon.  This was one of the identified unknowns in our July Newsletter.

Click here to read the July SoilMatrix Newsletter

Most climate change measures such as driving an electric vehicle, switching incandescent light bulbs to LED lighting, installing solar panels, geological sequestration of coal fired power plant CO2 emissions, and so on, are considered to be carbon neutral activities. In this edition of the SoilMatrix Newsletter, you will learn how using biochar to enhance your lawn and garden soil, or your farm soil or any soil, actually REMOVES CO2 from the atmosphere by sequestering carbon into soils for 100’s to 1000’s of years.

The following series of short videos were made available by the UK Biochar Research Centre of The University of Edinburgh.   They are evidence of the amount of effort being put towards answering questions relating to the use of biochar for soil enhancement and CO2 emissions reduction.

What is Biochar? by Dr. Saran Sohi…   Click here to view this video

The research hope for Biochar as a climate change mitigation and adaptation technology…

Click here to view this video

Current biochar research at The University of Edinburgh’s UK Biochar Research Centre, by Dr. Ondrej Masek…   Click here to view this last video

My hope in sharing these videos is to demonstrate how a large number of researchers around our planet are now investigating both the benefits biochar has for soils and the effectiveness of long term sequestration of carbon in soils to mitigate climate change.

Thank you for your interest in this topic. We will see you at the end of October.

Copyright ©_2017 AirTerra, All rights reserved.