Biochar 2010: U.S. Biochar Initiative Conference, hosted by Iowa State University

The ISU conference is forming up nicely, (below) ,

I had a nice chat with E. O. Wilson when he called to turn down my request to speak, he is very interested in biochar however. I tried to win him over arguing Biochar systems were the ultimate manifestation of "Consilience".

ISU abstracts look very interesting, Highlights; Dr. Paul Hepperly Organics & Char Practice, Large field trials from China 08 on wards , purpose built diesel engines for raw Bio-oils , MYC / Glomalin presentation by Kris Nicoles & 1/2 dozen others from USDA, PNNL & USGS, Ad & absorption of many compounds, Soil C Standard by Gary DeLong, Virgin's Carbon War Room will Report
We got the Biochar Fund's Laurens Radimaker there from Cameroon!!; See Smiles,
http://biocharfund.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Item...

Hunter Lovins will be speaking , But Keynote is still in the air, Sec. Salazar, Sen. Tester , are in the batting order.

I put an abstract in the Policy & Econ Session , basically on my advocacy stuff with; soil carbon standards, WalMart Sustainability Index, Remote carbon sensor technology and a humorist sermon on a Carbon Based Religion.
They granted this oral presentation, but moved it out of Policy & Econ to a evening venue
where the whole congregation can hear it.

Carbon to the Soil, the only ubiquitous and economic place to put it.
Cheers,
Erich