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CNN Video – ‘Bio-char’: An ancient practice brings new hope for global warming
photo by Harry Harris (source: Flickr Creative Commons)
Instead of simply burning organic waste out in the open and fertilizing crops with leftover ash, farmers in India are returning to traditional bio-char production. Producing bio-char is less polluting and a better fertilizer than ash. Bio-char use also lessens the demand for another pollutant: chemical fertilizer. However, a large market for bio-char may encourage deforestation simply for its production. Watch the CNN report below.
By Graham Land
Tags: bio-char, CNN, eco-friendly, fertilizer
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