SeaChar.Org, seeking funding for a project through GlobalGiving.org, has developed a stove that burns 90% cleaner and uses 50% less fuel than a traditional stove. Built from local materials by local women, these stoves can also produce biochar, a valuable carbon-rich soil amendment, as a by-product.

While not specifically about biochar, Jim Hansen has released a new paper demonstrating that extreme weather events, such as the drought and heat waves in Texas this past year, have become increasingly likely in the past 30 years. Texas Governor Perry has repeatedly declared that global warming is a hoax, and his proposed solution is to issue proclamations asking his constituents to pray for rain.
Jim Hansen, in this paper, comments "Science cannot disprove the possibility of divine intervention. However, there is a relevant saying that 'Heaven helps those who help themselves.'"

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are leading the way in learning more about "biochar," the charred biomass created from wood, other plant material, and manure.

Entrepreneur Jason Aramburu's re:char technology that aims to convert human waste into biochar receives funding from Bill Gates' foundation.