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  • Public meeting endorses formation of a Steering Committee

    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…

  • How much biochar is needed to offset your electricity GHG emissions?

    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…