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Comment on How Humans Contribute to Soil Erosion by Shyama_rahul

Shyama_rahul — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:45:00 +0000

boring
but very nice

Comment on Complementary Currency and Its Importance Within Communities by admin

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:29:38 +0000

Hi Carl, thanks for your comment, it’s an excellent question. I think one reason we don’t see more local currencies because it takes concentrated effort to organize such a trade system by a few individuals, which is challenging in a culture where local currencies are relatively scarce. Another reason is that people simply don’t know about alternative currencies, and that they can be used to help stimulate local economies, while building communities.

Comment on Complementary Currency and Its Importance Within Communities by John C. Turmel, B. Eng.

John C. Turmel, B. Eng. — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:03:00 +0000

Jct: In 1999, under the UNILETS Time Standard of Money, I paid for 39/40 nights in Europe with a timebank IOU for a night back in Canada worth 5 Hours which I recorded on my Person-to-Person do-it-yourself timebank account: http://www.facebook.com/john.turmel?sk=info
Groups trading would be better. But P2P is fine community currency too.

Comment on Complementary Currency and Its Importance Within Communities by Carl

Carl — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:20:00 +0000

Excellent article, very clear. Can you elaborate on why we don’t see more local currency?

Comment on How Does Water Pollution Affect Humans? by Msb5825

Msb5825 — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:44:00 +0000

When was this article written?

Thanks!

Comment on How is My Carbon Footprint Calculated? by Evankleef99

Evankleef99 — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:40:00 +0000

http://foodintakecontrol.blogspot.com/ At my blog I discuss an example of how the Dutch nutrition centre promotes ecological foot print calculations.

Comment on Heritage Livestock and Heirloom Produce: Let’s Keep Our Diversity, Shall We? by Livestock

Livestock — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:28:00 +0000

That is really a matter of concern. Whatever points you have discussed are really need to be taken under consideration. If I get any information I will surely share here.

Comment on What is a Biochar Stove? by Shengar

Shengar — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:18:00 +0000

Secretary Clinton Makes a big Announcement with The Global Stove Initiative;

State Dept. Release;
100 million clean-burning stoves in kitchens around the world.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/09/147494.htm

Biochar Work in Nine Developing Countries:
http://www.biochar-international.org/9country

World Bank Study: The survey data from 150 biochar projects located in 38 developing countries is available now on the IBI website at: http://www.biochar-international.org/sites/default/files/IBI_Survey_5-11-11_online.pdf.

The IBI now has 33 biochar affiliates around the world — including in China, India, Japan UK, US, Australia, Korea, Canada, Italy and Israel.
Note also that our Japanese colleagues in the Japan Biochar Association have a very long tradition of biochar use and have been developing “modern methods” over the last thirty years. A governmental act officially acknowledged charcoal as a “soil ameliorator” back in 1988 and have completed work using Biochar as an in situ sorbent of Cd, and starting work on heavy metal radio-isotopes.

PRO-NATURA INTERNATIONAL has the largest numbers of agroforestry soil-C & Biochar projects. Certainly the largest NGO, across the global south. They are very sensitive in both design and co-opting local social values for creating self perpetuated systems. Like the Exponential growth of biologic systems. http://pronatura.org/index.php

The Biochar Fund has doubled subsistence farmer’s incomes;
Exceptional results from biochar experiment in Cameroon
The broad smiles of 1500 subsistence farmers say it all, that , and the size of the Biochar corn root balls
http://www.biochar-international.org/cameroon

Comment on Eco-Friendly Furniture: Elemental for a Green Home by Jules

Jules — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:11:00 +0000

Thanks for commenting Stephen, glad to know about even more green furniture. Slick looking tables you have there. J

Comment on Eco-Friendly Furniture: Elemental for a Green Home by admin

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:05:52 +0000

Thanks Stephen, glad to see more green furniture is being manufactured. Nice looking tables you have there. -J