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Inspired by the carbon-rich soils of Amazonia

by Patrick Mazza on

Biochar has had an interesting run over the past several years. As with so many other emerging climate solutions, biochar burst into public awareness a few years back with a wave of grassroots enthusiasm. 

The Carbon Price Bogeyman

by Tom Osdoba on

Why are we so afraid of carbon pricing? Whenever this topic is raised, people get tense, nervous, or outraged out of all proportion to the actual impact that putting a price on carbon would have for most of us.

Getting to Scale

by Tom Osdoba on

Carbon neutral cities require three components: policy and institutional innovations; organized capital; and extensive outreach, education and public engagement.

Creating markets for nature's goods and services

by Patrick Mazza on

The BioCycle Conference in Portland April 16-19 focused on the new economics of materials and natural services – harnessing organic wastes with processes that make valuable goods, and valuing ecological services to send the right signals on the use of nature in general.

The Innovation Chronicles

by Tom Osdoba on

Do current utility models have anything to offer us in solving our energy dilemma – transforming our system by driving radical efficiency improvements, smart infrastructure, and multiple kinds of distributed, renewable energy technologies?

Organic residues provide a vital link to solving the climate crisis

by Patrick Mazza on

What do yard trimmings, food waste, woody materials, biosolids, manure, municipal solid waste and other organic residues have to do with cooling our overheating climate? 

Reality TV may be unreal, but these innovators tackle a bigger problem with bona fide zeal

by Rhys Roth on

Climate change can sometimes seem like the proliferation of bizarre ‘reality TV’, a problem so huge and entrenched only those with a Quixote complex would be crazy enough to tackle it. 

Let's Sell People What They Want: Solar

by Tom Osdoba on

Investors and customers continue to embrace solar.

REACCH-ing for farming’s future

by Patrick Mazza on

Climate change is among the greatest challenges facing 21st century agriculture. To anticipate those challenges a cutting-edge Northwest scientific exploration is bringing some very 21st century tools to bear.

REACCH-ing for farming’s future

by Patrick Mazza on

Climate change is among the greatest challenges facing 21st century agriculture. To anticipate those challenges a cutting-edge Northwest scientific exploration is bringing some very 21st century tools to bear.

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