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First, the intent of our Environmental Blog is to shine a light on positive steps being taken to reverse climate change. Because we need to take action today.
Second, and most importantly, we share interesting articles and videos from around the world. Our environmental blog is a combination of our previous daily article feature, and articles from our Environmental Progress News.
Our focus is on developing and enacting solutions. We share about what we are doing, as well as the work of others, towards actively cleaning up our environment.
By: Dr. D. Michael Shafer; Warm Heart Foundation, A. Phrao, Chiang Mai, Thailand Dr. D. Michael Shafer is a retired Professor of Political Science from Rutgers University in the USA who founded the Warm Heart Foundation in 2008. After first … Continued
One small farmer at a time Sr. Miriam Paulette’s Mission Sr. Miriam Paulette represents the Warm Heart Biochar Project in East, Central and Southern Africa. You will also find us in Paga, Bolgatanga, Northeast Region, Ghana, where we are Rural Renaissance-Warm Heart and represented by Abeidi Bawa. Introduction When … Continued
by Carol Culver De Leo I mean really, why should you care about a small town in Thailand that has repeatedly earned the dubious honor of being the most polluted city in the world for 4 consecutive days? Chiang Mai … Continued
From hazy to clean, from black to green: no longer a dream! Stop the smoke forever! Eliminate the cornfields that burn every year. Plant green forest, bamboo and coffee in their place. Be the solution! Help us raise $13,000 (390,000 … Continued
GlobalGiving “Protect Our Species – Reduce Global Warming” Climate Project Details Every long journey – like reversing climate change – starts with a small step. You can start this critical journey by helping the poor farmers of a mountain village … Continued
What you will need A hoe A sheet of corrugated roofing metal, the longer the better. NOTE: It does not need to be new. Any old piece will work as long as it does not have holes so big that … Continued
The Trench: Best biochar technology for the poor We are mesmerized by the new and the high-tech – proven or not. Sure, social media took off really fast, but it is the exception. As a rule, new technologies take a … Continued
The cheapest, easiest way for small farmers across the developing world to make biochar from crop waste and why it is important that they do Small farmers in the developing world burn 300 gigatons of crop waste annually adding 322 … Continued
Small-scale biochar: making it alleviates big problems and using it alleviates more. Cool the Climate, Clean the Environment, Improve Public Health, Reduce Rural Poverty with Small-Scale Biochar – Part 5 The Case for Small-Scale Biochar So far, I have … Continued
Demand creation – what it will take to establish a strong biochar market. Cool the Climate, Clean the Environment, Improve Public Health, Reduce Rural Poverty with Small-Scale Biochar – Part 4 What’s a Market Anyway? We know what a … Continued
Biochar Social Enterprise – Part 3 Can this be a solution for corn crop waste burning? Cool the Climate, Clean the Environment, Improve Public Health, Reduce Rural Poverty with Small-Scale Biochar – Part 3 Corn is here to stay. There … Continued
Corn crop waste, Part 2 looks at the impact on our environment Cool the Climate, Clean the Environment, Improve Public Health, Reduce Rural Poverty with Small-Scale Biochar – Part 2 Why Care that Corn Crop Waste Burns Dirty? This, … Continued
Cool the Climate by Dr. D. Michael Shafer is a series of 5 articles proposing an actionable plan to reverse global warming. Cool the Climate, Clean the Environment, Improve Public Health, Reduce Rural Poverty with Small-Scale Biochar – Part 1 … Continued
Organic fertilizer is the best soil amendment you can add to your garden. Do you want to grow healthy, nutritious vegetables in your garden? Of course you do! Organic fertilizer is easy to make It does not take much to … Continued
Styrofoam R&D Repurposing styrofoam into a useful product has become a serious pursuit at Warm Heart. Biochar is not the only area of research and development at Warm Heart. Styrofoam is actually one of the worst contributors to ecosystem destruction. … Continued
This recent headline caught my attention: “California has a recycling crisis. The only way to solve it is to stop making so much trash“. Since China stopped accepting recyclable materials, California is not the only place that is accumulating excess … Continued
This is a chulah, the basic cooking stove in rural India. It is fueled with dung, fuelwood, and trash. It is estimated that over 100 million households use these stoves to prepare their meals 2 – 3 times a day, … Continued
Smoky Season in Asia Smoky season in Asia is a real drag. I live in Chiang Mai, also known as the “Rose of the North”. It is located in Northern Thailand, offers lush landscape, a city full of culture and … Continued
Cheers for The Plastic Bank I fell in love with The Plastic Bank because I like solutions that solve several problems simultaneously. Plastic Bank is a sustainable way to stop ocean plastic pollution before it happens by helping the world’s poorest … Continued
Beyond the 3 R’s By Carol Culver De Leo Where did we think our garbage was “going”? When I was a kid I had the unfortunate experience of visiting landfills with my dad a couple of times. The garbage was … Continued
The Warm Heart biochar training program now extends far beyond Phrao and even Thailand In February, 2017 Warm Heart Environmental Program provided a biochar training program for a diverse group of interested large farm holders from Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and … Continued
Pollution in Asia, Are You in Jeopardy? If you live on planet earth, the answer is a resounding “Yes”! Pollution is spread through air currents. Air pollution is not confined to any one region, which means we need … Continued
How do you tackle the problem of convincing farmers to stop burning their crop fields after harvest? There is no simple solution to the problem. Getting to a cooler climate, cleaner air and rural development one step … Continued
Learning about biochar We visited Hod High School in Chiang Mai and introduced biochar burners to students. They had great fun while learning new DIY skills. Also check out our step by step video on how to build your own biochar … Continued
Doing Green – How’s it cooking? This update to our story Hospitality Embraces Biochar about how a local 5 Star resort, 137 Pillars House in Chiang Mai, is setting the trend for moving beyond “Going Green”, they have embraced “Doing Green” with a … Continued
Doing Green: Setting Up A Successful Backyard Biochar Program The first thing you may ask yourself is how dies a biochar oven work? Biochar ovens are based on heating of any organic material (biomass) in the absence of oxygen. … Continued
Taking Action The US Consulate in Chiang Mai has been a big supporter of Warm Heart’s Environmental Program going back to October 2015 when they funded our Breath of Fresh Air Grant. We are very pleased that the US Consulate … Continued
Environmental Action by Dr. D. Michael Shafer Yes. Here is how your town can cool the planet and save money doing it. The earth is heating up at an unprecedented rate. Tropical diseases are appearing in American cities. Every summer is … Continued
Pursuing A Breath Of Fresh Air 137 Pillars House, a local 5 Star luxury hotel has shown a real commitment to corporate responsibility by recently setting up an onsite environmental program to do their part to reduce the haze and … Continued
RazorTV For a few months every year, the tourist magnet of Chiang Mai turns to a living hell, as smoke from open fires during the dry season settles into the valley and creates a uniform, ash-coloured horizon. … Continued
Reducing Health Hazards for Women and Children As part of the efforts funded by the US Department of States’ “Breath of Fresh Air” Grant, Warm Heart held two days of training for women of the Mae Pang sub-district. Over the … Continued
Community Comes Together Warm Heart completed two successful trainings for roughly 120 people of the community on January 26 and 27. Both days were spent learning how biochar works, and how to build a TLUD (“top lift up draft”) … Continued
Giant Steps Forward for Warm Heart’s Biochar Project Warm Heart was given the opportunity to present the biochar project as a complimentary solution to the “Action Plan 2016,” aimed to prevent and resolve smog in Northern Thailand. The … Continued
Funding for Biochar Project On October 1, Consul General Michael Heath announced a State Department grant award of $69,974 (2,099,220 THB) to Warm Heart Worldwide, Inc., to support efforts to assist farmers in reducing seasonal airborne particulate pollution in … Continued
