122 results for author: Hanqiu Wang

American Chestnut Revival

American Chestnut Revival THURSDAY AUGUST 7, LOUIS MAY, an elder environmentalist in the upper Hudson Valley, drove me 70 miles to see a tree he has watched and measured for 35 years. Lou’s tree is in dense forest on a steep slope at the south end of Schoharie Valley. Its 18-inch dbh trunk isn’t impressive for that forest. Actually, it’s a midget compared to its mighty ancestors—but these days, any American Chestnut is rare. This one is a giant and an elder. (more…)

American Chestnut Revival

Restore the Crown of Abundance THURSDAY AUGUST 7, LOUIS MAY, an elder environmentalist in the upper Hudson Valley, drove me 70 miles to see a tree he has watched and measured for 35 years. Lou’s tree is in dense forest on a steep slope at the south end of Schoharie Valley. Its 18-inch dbh trunk isn’t impressive for that forest. Actually, it’s a midget compared to its mighty ancestors—but these days, any American Chestnut is rare. This one is a giant and an elder. (more…)

Earthworms and Bacteria Enjoy a Symbiotic Relationship with Rockdust

Earthworms and Bacteria Enjoy a Symbiotic Relationship with Rockdust Each organism has a role and occupies a niche. In fact, shown by the Russian ecologist, Gause, about 30 years ago that each niche has only one organism with its specific food. If another organism is introduced, it either gets wiped out or creates its own micro-niche by living symbiotically with the first, for example, by using the waste matter of the first organism as food. (more…)

New RTE Coordinator for South Africa

We are excited to introduce you to Jacques Snyman, our new RTE Coordinator for South Africa and to his company Turbo-Grow. Please click here to find out more about him!

SEER Centre Featured in Star & Furrow

  SEER Centre Featured in Star & Furrow In "Sustainable Ecological Earth Regeneration with Rockdust", Moira Thompson traces the inspirational history of the SEER Centre from its humble and ambitious beginnings to its current state as a recognized Land Trust and purveyor of rockdust. Moira details some of the SEER Centre's earliest experiments in remineralization and the results are exciting! Mineral and trace element rich rockdust, "quarried from 420 million year old Scottish volcanic rock", works in conjunction with both the soil and its inhabitants to consistently provide delicious, nutrient-dense organic produce. Remineralization ...

The Greening of the Nevada Prison System

The Greening of the Nevada Prison System The Greening of the Nevada Prison System project is a pilot program that intends to develop sources of woody biomass feedstocks for conversion into biofuels, biopower, and biobased products through a comprehensive program that advances the use of fast growing trees in enriched soil conditions along with better forest/woodlot management. The economics of this integrated system are enhanced by innovative production systems, low cost labor including prison inmates, and creative technologies such as remineralization. (more…)

Swedish Recognition for SEER Rockdust Magic

Swedish Recognition for SEER Rockdust Magic The fast growing popularity of the soil remineralizing SEER Rockdust has spread across the North Sea to Sweden. (more…)

RTE Featured on Capitol Hill at the Sustainable Energy Expo

Cannon House Office Building - Caucus Room U.S. House of Representatives Independence Avenue and New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC Thursday - July 31, 2008 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Through the invitation of Bill Holmberg at ACORE, RTE has the honor of being featured at the ACORE booth of the Sustainable Energy Expo of the Sustainable Energy Coalition.  ACORE will be one of 30 exhibits at the event. On July 31, the Sustainable Energy Coalition - in cooperation with Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucuses - will host the 11th annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy ...

RTE Featured on Capitol Hill at the Sustainable Energy Expo

RTE Featured on Capitol Hill at the Sustainable Energy Expo Cannon House Office Building - Caucus Room U.S. House of Representatives Independence Avenue and New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC Thursday - July 31, 2008 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Through the invitation of Bill Holmberg at ACORE, RTE was featured at the ACORE booth of the Sustainable Energy Expo of the Sustainable Energy Coalition.  ACORE was one of 30 exhibits at the event. On July 31, the Sustainable Energy Coalition - in cooperation with Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucuses - hosted the 11th annual Congressi...

Ocean Arks’ Carbon Sequestering Project: A Forest in Costa Rica

Agroforestry Project in Costa Rica: Food, Fuels & Income to Sustain Local Communities   By John Todd Project manager William Turley showing one year old Jatropha fruit Almost a year ago we embarked upon a long hoped for dream. Our Costa Rica based colleagues and partners, long term New Alchemist William Turley and his green- thumbed wife Angie Sanchez are planting trees on their land on the deforested lower slopes of the Volcano Miravalles in Guanacaste. Our plan is to replace formerly forested, overgrazed grasslands there with a working landscape of trees. The land is currently leased from William and Angie. Within the year we would ...