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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hello gentle members of the digestion list, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The American Carbon Registry has put together a method for carbon counting for biochar projects that includes calculations for measuring carbon forcing emissions from digesting and non-digested feedstocks, and I admit that when it comes to digestion, I'm in way over my head. I have no interest other wanting a useful method to count carbons and climate forcing chemicals, and I would be delighted of any of you would take the time to check through the document - the monitoring section in particular and see if the measurements, equations look reasonable for calculating carbon emissions including methane. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The link to the explanation of the method: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>http://americancarbonregistry.org/carbon-accounting/methodology-for-biochar-projects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>the pdf of the methodology for public comment:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>http://americancarbonregistry.org/carbon-accounting/biochar-public-comment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please send feedback to </span><a href="mailto:ACR@winrock.org?subject=Biochar%20projects%20public%20comments">ACR@Winrock.org</a> or send it to me directly erin@trmiles.com and I can sum it up and send it to Winrock International<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>thank you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Erin Rasmussen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>TR Miles Technical Consultants Inc. <a href="http://www.trmiles.com/">http://www.trmiles.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and BioEnergy Discussion Lists <a href="http://www.bioenergylists.org/">http://www.bioenergylists.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>erin@trmiles.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>T.R. Miles Technical Consultants Inc.</b> <br>1470 SW Woodward Way<br>Portland, OR, USA 97225<br>Tel. 503-292-0107 Fax. 503-292-2919<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>cell. 503-888-2367<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>