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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Nikhil,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have been farming the ocean for centuries and doing a bad job of it. We have overgrazed the fish population and driven many species to extinction. We have acidified the oceans and killed the biology reflected in coral reefs and shellfish. Our mismanagement of fertilizers has created dead zones. We have polluted the sea floor with biosolids and trash. We have done our best to reduce the potential of the oceans to generate the biomass that ultimately feeds us. Over the years, while sailing off the west coast from Mexico to Alaska, we have seen the degradation. Growing and harvesting kelp is nothing new. It has been harvested for sodium alginates for centuries. We used to see them harvesting kelp off San Diego. Our record at managing ocean resources is not good. Nonetheless there is an “Ocean Blue” (?) movement to manage ocean resources for variety of purposes including carbon sequestration. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Growing biomass in the ocean just to carbonize it would be If biochar can help recover from these disasters maybe we ought to be using it to remediate the ocean. Carbonized shell is great for pollutant capture.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>More germane to this list is how ocean resources can be used to improve the lives of those living in island and seaside communities. Fresh water and cooking fuels are big challenges. How do you make cooking devices, like rockets or micro-gasifiers, last in a salty environment? How can you make potable water and cook food? When you make charcoal from coconut shell in a pit kiln in Aceh or in the Marianas do you sell it for cash to export, or use it to filter water, or both? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Stoves [mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nikhil Desai<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 06, 2017 5:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of biomass cooking stoves <stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stoves] Biochar Production: Learn at Lunch Webinar, July 25<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tom, List: <br><br>Someone just drew my attention to the potential for farming in the oceans - <a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/renewables/robotic-kelp-farms-promise-an-ocean-full-of-carbon-neutral-low-cost-energy">Robotic Kelp Farms Promise an Ocean Full of Carbon-Neutral, Low-Cost Energy</a> IEEE Spectrum March 2017. <br><br>Could oceans help generate billions of tons of biochar? <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Nikhil<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Nikhil Desai</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>(US +1) 202 568 5831</span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><br><i>Skype: nikhildesai888</i></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 7:45 PM, Tom Miles <<a href="mailto:tmiles@trmiles.com" target="_blank">tmiles@trmiles.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>For those interested in low tech flame carbonizers</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Please help us get the word out about the upcoming Learn at Lunch Webinar:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>LOW-TECH FLAME CARBONIZERS FOR BIOCHAR PRODUCTION: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black'>🔥</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Date: July 25, 2017, 12 pm (<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/mdt" target="_blank">MDT</a>)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Speaker: Kelpie Wilson, Wilson Biochar Associates</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Biochar is made by applying heat to biomass in the absence of oxygen. Flame</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>carbonization uses the flame itself to exclude oxygen. Flame carbonization methods</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>can produce high quality biochar from low value biomass waste found in fields and</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>forests without investing in expensive equipment. Kelpie Wilson will explain the theory</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>and design principles for using flame carbonizing techniques in various applications</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>such as forestry, farming and urban tree care.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Kelpie Wilson is a mechanical engineer and analyst with 30 years of experience in</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>renewable energy, sustainable forestry and resource conservation. Since 2008, she has</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>focused on biochar as a tool to move excess carbon from the atmosphere to soil, where it</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>can improve soil health and sequester carbon. She consults with farmers, private</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>industry, and government agencies through her company Wilson Biochar Associates. She</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>serves on the board of the US Biochar Initiative, works with several local groups in</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Oregon promoting sustainable forestry and agriculture, and presents many classes and</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>workshops on small scale biochar production and use every year.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:red'><a href="https://extension.zoom.us/j/318681458" target="_blank"><b>REGISTER HERE</b></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>SAF or ISA continuing education credits are available to those that watch this webinar live.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div id="m_6352057581370432593Signature"><div id="m_6352057581370432593divtagdefaultwrapper"><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Megan Dettenmaier</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>USU Forestry Extension Educator, Utah State University</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>5230 Old Main Hill</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Logan, UT 84322-5230</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="tel:(435)%20797-8424" target="_blank">435-797-8424</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>**************</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>SAVE THE DATE: RESTORING THE WEST, 2017</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>FOREST RESTORATION: WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT'S NOT?</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>OCTOBER 17-18, ECCLES CONFERENCE CENTER, LOGAN, UT</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://restoringthewest.org/" target="_blank">http://restoringthewest.org/</a> (agenda coming soon)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://twitter.com/USUExtForestry" target="_blank" title="https://twitter.com/USUExtForestry Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link"><span style='color:#006FC9'>twitter</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#006FC9'> | </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/USUExtensionForestry" target="_blank"><span style='color:#006FC9'>facebook</span></a> | <a href="http://forestry.usu.edu/" target="_blank" title="http://forestry.usu.edu/ Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link"><span style='color:#006FC9'>usuforestry</span></a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/usuextensionforestry" target="_blank"><span style='color:#006FC9'>youtube</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Stoves mailing list<br><br>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br><a href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br><a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org" target="_blank">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site:<br><a href="http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/" target="_blank">http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>