Minneapolis is on track to become one of the first U.S. cities to invest in biochar, a multifunctional, charcoal-like material said to help grow bigger plants, reduce storm water runoff and remove ...

A team of agricultural and environmental scientists has developed a simple biochar based technology that can strip self toxic ...

A five year field study in southern China shows that a single application of biochar combined with reduced nitrogen ...

HOLYOKE — Like many people, Michael Garjian believes global warming is a pressing issue of our times. Unlike most, he’s putting his ideas for reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into practice — ...

Nick Cuchetti, a farmer and board secretary of Missouri Organic Association, holds biochar at Oaklee Rose Farm in Luebbering, Missouri. Biochar is an organic waste material that can help improve soil ...

MOREAU, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Moreau town supervisor said all permits for Saratoga Biochar were denied. The town now has 30 days to appeal the decision if they choose to do so. A document from the New ...

Biochar is a carbon-rich material that is made from biomass through a thermochemical conversion process known as pyrolysis. Don’t worry if that all sounds like a mouthful—read on for an introduction ...

In a new study, researchers show how a simple system using woodchips and a bit of glorified sawdust --- designer biochar --- can dramatically reduce nitrogen, phosphorus, and multiple common drugs in ...

On a site next to a sawmill in Waverly, Virginia, a startup takes sawdust and offcuts from the mill and heats it up to turn it into biochar, a material that can store carbon for hundreds or thousands ...

With climate change at an all-time high in our world, innovative practices are being sought worldwide in the quest for a sustainable future. While studying abroad in Europe this summer, I was ...