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How to make money and sell biochar
Part 1: Carbon At risk of rehashing past articles: we have lots of evidence that people want to make biochar at scale, but not very much that people…
Apr 16, 2021
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Peter Olivier
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Why “biochar” must die so the industry can live
If you’ve read my newsletter, you know that I believe biochar has baggage and promise in equal measure. What follows here is more an intellectual…
Apr 12, 2021
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Peter Olivier
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February 2021
Swallowing the red herring
Biochar and the elusive economics of field application
Feb 26, 2021
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Peter Olivier
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Where is biochar’s killer app?
Part IV: Why isn't biochar big?
Feb 5, 2021
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Peter Olivier
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January 2021
It’s easy to make biochar!...Or is it?
Why biochar isn't big: Part III
Jan 29, 2021
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Peter Olivier
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Why isn't biochar big: Part II
Last week I asked the question, Why isn’t biochar big? I hypothesized about how biochar’s foundational story divides the field into promoters and…
Jan 22, 2021
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Peter Olivier
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Why isn’t biochar big?
A hypothesis, in four parts.
Jan 15, 2021
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Peter Olivier
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June 2020
Carbon coppice
Or: Why willow?
Jun 27, 2020
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Peter Olivier
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Carbon coppice
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Introduction to The Burning Question
Hello, and welcome to The Burning Question! What is The Burning Question (TBQ)? You’ve guessed it, this is a newsletter. Another newsletter?! Yes, but…
Jun 3, 2020
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Peter Olivier
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On opening sourcing
Show your work I remember this phrase from grade school math class, as I’m sure you do. Get the answer, sure. But, critically, show us how you got…
Jun 3, 2020
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Peter Olivier
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April 2020
A biochar newsletter
Welcome to The Burning Question! We interview farmers, loggers, scientists, soil experts, and carbon sequestration leaders on the past, present, and…
Apr 13, 2020
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Peter Olivier
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A biochar newsletter
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