- Author: Milton E McGiffen
The California Climate and Agriculture Network is requesting workshop proposals. The deadline for submitting proposals to CalCAN for the 5th California Climate & Agriculture Summit is Sept. 2nd:
http://calclimateag.org/calcan-summit-2017/
You may find it helpful to look at past Summit programs, here:
http://calclimateag.org/calcan-summits-main-pg/
- Author: Milton E McGiffen
The recently formed California Biochar Association will meet during the US Biochar Conference in Corvalis, OR next week at 6:30 am on Tuesday, August 23. The meeting is in the boardroom at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center. It is mostly a meet and greet, so it if you will be in Corvalis please join us.
- Author: Milton E McGiffen
The Turfgrass and Landscape Research Field Day is an annual event that draws several hundred participants. It may be the largest gathering of people interested in turf, and includes vendors, presentations, and visits to field experiments. We will be presenting results at our biochar turf study.
When:
Thursday, September 15, 2016
7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Where:
UC Riverside Turfgrass Research Facility
Department of Agricultural Operations
1060 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Riverside, California 92521
You can find out more and sign up here:
- Author: Milton E McGiffen
Raymond Baltar of the Sonoma Ecology Center passed along a good article on biomass to energy conversion:
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article89666272.html
- Author: Milton E McGiffen
Since I am in a hyperlinking mood, here is an article suggesting green energy is/has solved California's energy woes:
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article59845756.html
Dissenting comments welcomed.