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How much biochar is needed to offset your electricity GHG emissions?
You can offset the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of your electricity consumption by the production and capture of biochar. A typical 2 person household consuming 156 kWhr of electricity per week only needs to make 30 kg of biochar to offset the GHG emissions caused by the production of that electricity. The calculation involves 3…
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Public meeting endorses formation of a Steering Committee
MINUTES of public meeting held in the Macclesfield Institute Supper Room at 7pm on Tuesday 22 January 2019. 1. PRESENT: Federal Member for Mayo, Rebekha Sharkie; Mount Barker Mayor, Ann Ferguson; Ward Councillor, Tess Minett; Chairman Macclesfield Community Association, Graeme Milne; Convener, Brian Lewis; Wally Bolt; Kath Thurmer; Jane Tregaskis; Carol Prey; Mark Stewart-Jones; John…
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Making Maccy Carbon Neutral
Join Maccy Biochar in demonstrating that a small community can do something positive towards combating climate change by using biochar to capture carbon and offset local GHG emissions. n If you are a local household consider making your own biochar or at least save your woody litter for us to collect from you. If you…