Hello All,__ This is a response from Down Under in Tasmania / Australia.____To quote Tim Flannery: "... What is needed in this 21st century of ours, clearly, are solutions that deal with several of our major problems at once. ...____Biochar may represent the single most important initiative for humanity’s environmental future. The Biochar approach provides a uniquely powerful solution, for it allows us to address food security, the fuel crisis, and the climate problem, and all in an immensely practical manner. ..."__http://eclipsenow.blogspot.com/2008/10/tim-flanne...____You may like to explore a few links:__Slow - Pyrolysis: BEST Energies Australia - http://www.bestenergies.com/companies/bestaustral...Long-lived Biochar, which when added to the soil dramatically improves water retention and productivity. = The latest video production explaining Biochar, by Johannes Lehmann: http://www.venearth.com/documents/the_promise_of_...