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Posted Tue Sep 30 2008: from New Zealand Herald: NZ firm to microwave forest waste into charcoal http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1222783315 A New Zealand company which says it has patented world-first industrial technology to microwave forest waste is planning to offer charcoal to farmers and horticulturists who want to boost the quality of their soils. The technology can capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and hold it for 10,000 years by putting the charcoal into topsoils, and at the same time improve plant growth. The company, Carbonscape, has begun initial batch scale production of the "biochar" at its Marlborough plant. [Read more stories about: bioremediation, carbon sequestration] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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