Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a proposed method of carbon dioxide sequestration that involves spreading crushed silicate minerals on soils to drive chemical reactions that form carbonate minerals: ...

As a soil additive: To improve soil structure and health, sprinkle charged biochar directly over your garden and mix it into ...

The study revealed distinct effects of the two amendments. Compost and the biochar-compost mixture significantly boosted the activity of all measured enzymes (β-glucosidase, N-acetylglucosaminidase, ...

A new study by researchers from Sichuan Agricultural University and international collaborators provides the most comprehensive evidence to date that biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from ...

After many afternoons digging in The Chronicle's garden, I've grown accustomed to the strong winds that blow through the intersection of Fifth and Mission. Yet I couldn't help but notice the dusty, ...

I was interested in falconry in my grade-school years, and became quite proficient at tree climbing, although I never had any safety equipment. Something unheard of today. We were never to let our ...

CARSON CITY — State land stewards are experimenting with an ancient method to improve the health of Nevada forests and make use of the renewable resource — baking tree trunks and limbs in a slow ...

The name CharoGaia ® is a fusion of two powerful words:“charo”, representing the richness of biochar, and“gaia”, the ancient Greek goddess who personifies the earth itself. This name reflects our ...

Air quality has been a growing concern in the Grand Valley over the years. Smoky summers have become more frequent, which is why Citizens for Clean Air (CCA) was founded in 2013. Nine years later, the ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Hamilton County’s Great Parks and Cincinnati Parks are turning waste into profit with a commercial biochar facility, joining a small but growing number of Midwest cities investing ...