USDA Scientists Reveal Process to Produce Clean Energy, Catch Carbon Before it Enters Atmosphere

Researchers from USDA’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory may have found a way to use biochar — a charcoal-like material produced when biomass is burned under low oxygen conditions so the materials do not combust — as a clean fuel source as well as a way to improve soil condition and capture carbon that could be released into the atmosphere. (Seattle Post Intelligencer). Read more or learn more about USDA’s Biomass Crop Assistance Program.